Brain/Neuroscience
Complex equation: How important are genetics in determining math skills?
What role does genetics play in determining mathematical aptitude? A cursory search will turn up articles claiming that genes account ...
Gene linked to binge drinking might help treat alcoholism
The ability to stop drinking when you're feeling tipsy or drunk comes easier to some than others. An international research team from ...
Theory behind Alzheimer’s cure remains credible even after drug trial failure
A drug that was seen as a major test of the leading theory behind Alzheimer’s disease has failed in a ...
Promising Alzheimer’s drug solanezumab fails late-stage trial, hitting dead end
An investigational Alzheimer’s treatment from Eli Lilly failed to slow the progression of the memory-destroying disease in a late-stage trial, ...
WHO announces that Zika is no longer a public health emergency – it’s worse
Zika virus no longer represents a public health emergency, the World Health Organisation announced on [Nov. 18]. On the face ...
Computer scientist Stephanie Seneff’s latest bizarre claim: GMOs cause concussions
[Stephanie Seneff] is a computer scientist..... In a stunning example of the Dunning-Kruger effect, she feels she can take her computer expertise ...
Human-on-a-Chip: Future clinical drug trials may stop relying on humans altogether
Disasters [in human drug trials] are rare. But also rare are clinical trials that go well: Ninety percent of drugs ...
Can CRISPR gene editing restore sight?
Blind animals have had their vision partially restored using a revolutionary DNA editing technique that scientists say could in future ...
Scientists control mouse’s brain with laser to make them eat milkshakes quicker
Lasers shone into the brains of mice can now activate individual neurons — and change the animals behaviour. Scientists have ...
Your mind may stay nimble even with signs of Alzheimer’s in your brain
The defective proteins that are widely thought to kill brain neurons and cause, or at least indicate, Alzheimer’s disease do not ...
Biotech leaders worried Trump presidency could spark “brain drain”
The day following the election of Donald J. Trump as President, a survey of leaders in biotechnology in the United ...
Smart drugs: Is it smart to use them?
Brain-boosting drugs are routine in treating conditions with deficits in cognition or alertness, such as ADHD and narcolepsy. They also ...
How IQ, bones and metabolism are genetically linked
A gene that regulates bone growth and muscle metabolism in mammals may take on an additional role as a promoter ...
Gene mutation that slows down brain activity found in people with autism
There is currently no cure for autism or treatments that tackle the core symptoms, only behavioral therapies and medications that ...
How the ‘Millennial Brain’ has evolved to flourish in today’s interconnected world
While Millennials have been heavily criticized for their obsession with technology, they have been evolving as collaborators, multitaskers and consumers ...
Our technology-driven 4th Industrial Revolution–What questions should be asked?
We live in an age of transformative scientific powers, capable of changing the very nature of the human species and ...
Brain injuries may be treatable using stem cell therapy
Results of a cellular therapy clinical trial for traumatic brain injury (TBI) using a patient’s own stem cells showed that ...
Could glyphosate cause other health problems even if it’s not carcinogenic?
GMO skeptics have raised health concerns about glyphosate beyond claims, proven unfounded, that they cause cancer. Here is what the ...
Motivation to exercise may depend on your genes
At one point or another, we've all wondered: What makes some of us gym rats and some of us couch ...
Pituitary problems decrease production of oxytocin, reduces empathy
Oxytocin is a hormone...[that] has earned the nickname "the love hormone" because we secrete it when we form bonds with our ...
Human hibernation: How it can change the world of medicine
Many films and shows feature human hibernation as a means to help astronauts travel deep into space. While this could ...
Schizophrenics have fewer nerve cells in their brain due to genetic mutation
Stem cells obtained from patients with schizophrenia carry a genetic mutation that alters the ratio of the different type of ...
Moral ‘slippery slope’: Neuroscience reveals how fibbing can spiral out of control
People who tell small, self-serving lies are likely to progress to bigger falsehoods, and over time, the brain appears to ...
Your brain uses different regions to remember something clearly and vividly
In an elegant experiment, a team of neuroscientists led by Jon Simons at the University of Cambridge have shown that ...
CRISPR-Cas9 is hot but it’s not the only way to edit a genome
Despite its growing track record and huge potential, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing may not be the magic bullet for all applications ...
Should we include robotic limbs and A.I. when talking about evolution?
Scientists have a hard time deciding what Homo Futurus might look like. Will our evolutionary descendants resemble us? Will they be ...
Girls tend to experience softer symptoms of autism than boys
Think autism and an image of an awkward boy typically emerges. The developmental disorder is at least four times more ...
