Researchers have identified 64 genomic regions that contain genetic variants associated with an increased risk of developing bipolar disorder. The study also revealed a genetic overlap between bipolar disorder and other psychiatric disorders.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Eyes Offer a Window Into Alzheimer’s Disease
Retinal scans can help researchers detect Alzheimer’s disease and track its progression in those with the APOE4 genetic risk factor for the neurodegenerative disorder. The scans can detect blood vessel deterioration linked to the genetic biomarker.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Stimulating Environments Boost the Brain; Now Scientists Have Found the Genes Responsible
Regulatory epigenetic changes to genomic regions in the brain are essential for human cognition and mental health.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Designer Alterations to Brain Cells Reduce Anxious Behavior in Monkeys
A new method, dubbed DREADDs, relies on gene therapy techniques to alter genes in target cells to change the cell’s behavior. The method reduced anxious behaviors in monkey models of schizophrenia when combined with clozapine. Researchers say the metho…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Reveals Structure of Key Receptors Involved in Memory and Learning
Researchers have uncovered the molecular structure of three major complexes of glutamate receptors in the hippocampus. The findings shed new light on the mechanisms behind memory and learning in the brain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Immune System Linked to Psychosis
A link has been identified between psychosis and a genetic change that alters the immune system in the brain. Researchers found people with psychosis associated with bipolar disorder had decreased expression of GRK3. This led to an increased amount of …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Tumor-Promoting Immune Cells Retrained to Fight Most Aggressive Type of Brain Cancer
Combining αGITR antibodies with ICBs resulted in stronger survival benefits in mouse models of human glioblastoma brain cancer.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers Use Eel-Like Protein to Control Brain
Parapinopsin, a protein found in lamprey, is being used by researchers to manipulate brain circuitry. The protein is able to switch off specific brain circuits.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Does Driving Wear You Out? You Might Be Experiencing ‘Accelerousal’
If you feel anxious while at the wheel, you are more likely to feel exhaustion when you arrive at your destination, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Diagramming the Brain With Colorful Connections
BARseq2 is a new technique that allows researchers to trace thousands of brain circuits simultaneously.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Do Some Neurons Degenerate and Die in Alzheimer’s Disease, but Not Others?
Study reveals the molecular clues as to why some neurons are susceptible to death in Alzheimer’s disease while others aren’t.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: In a Cell-Eat-Cell World Calcium Ions Activate ‘Eat-Me’ Signal in Necrotic Cells
When necrotic cells expose phosphatidylserine on their outer surfaces, and when phagocytes detect it, the phagocytes ingest and destroy the dying cells.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Discovery of Genetic Drivers Linked to Progression in Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers identify five genetic loci linked to the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Cerebellum May Have Played an Important Role in the Evolution of the Human Brain
The cerebellum underwent evolutionary changes that may have contributed to the development of language, culture, and tool use in humans, a new study reveals.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Possible Novel Migraine Therapy
Findings suggest developing HDAC6 inhibitors could be a novel new therapeutic avenue for the treatment of migraines.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sex-Specific Genetics of Autism
Mouse study reveals females with the EPHB2 genetic mutation are at greater risk of autism.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gene Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model Preserves Learning and Memory
Novel gene therapy treatment prevents learning impairments and memory loss in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Do People Aged 105 and Over Live Longer Because They Have More Efficient DNA Repair?
Study reveals people who live to be 105 or older have unique genetic signatures that are linked to more efficient DNA repair.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Circadian Rhythm Research Could Turn Early Birds Into Night Owls
New genetic findings related to circadian rhythm could have implications for humans, animals, and even plant life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: People With Familial Longevity Show Better Cognitive Aging
People born into families with members who live longer lives show better cognitive performance and a slower decline in cognitive processing speed as they age.
