Brain/Neuroscience
Brain implants could enhance memory and intelligence
If you could implant a device in your brain to enhance your intelligence, would you do it? [Bryan Johnson, the ...
Shining a literal light on schizophrenia and other brain disorders
Creating an effective treatment for schizophrenia requires a better understanding of its biology, of the genes that cause it. Using ...
Happy and sad memories are genetically controlled
A new study from MIT finds that [positive and negative emotions] are controlled by two populations of neurons that are ...
Vaccine may soon help patients fight Alzheimer’s (along with some red wine)
Five million people in the US today struggle with Alzheimer’s...and approximately 47 million globally are stricken, this being the most ...
Brain gene may be key to developing medications for Down syndrome
Although it’s clear that Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the occurrence of an extra chromosome, the exact genes, ...
Jet lag: Airplane oxygen levels could be key to resetting our biological clock
A small shift in the oxygen levels in the air could act as a "reset" button for the biological clock, ...
2016 Presidential Race: Clinton, Trump, Stein and Johnson on Biomedical Research
GLP continues its series on the presidential candidate's positions on genetics and biotechnology. Today we assess Trump, Clinton, Johnson, and ...
Neurologists identify how bridge between brain hemispheres forms
Researchers have discovered key steps in the development of the corpus callosum, a cable of neurons connecting the two hemispheres ...
How epigenetics, our gut microbiome and the environment interact to change our lives
There appears to be an incredible, largely invisible world, of cellular communication, symbiosis, and chemistry occurring between ‘us’ and the ...
Patterns found in DNA sequences associated with autism
In the study published in Behavior Genetics, the researchers examined the sequences of more than 650 genes associated with autism ...
Brain implant allows quadriplegic man to feel touch on robotic hand
For the first time, brain stimulation has made it possible for a paralyzed person to experience the sensation of touch ...
Humans on Mars? NASA must find way to protect us from radiation
Radiation exposure has proven dangerous for Apollo astronauts who traveled to the Moon. But radiation encountered by astronauts flying in ...
Injecting genes directly into brain may treat Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have prevented the development of Alzheimer’s disease in mice by using a virus to deliver a specific gene into ...
Why do some people seek out fear?
Dr. Katherine Brownlowe, a neuropsychiatrist at Ohio State University, said two parts of the brain are at work when responding ...
Desire to eat cheese may come from genetic wiring
According to a new study, [you may want to eat lots of cheese] not just because you’re a glutton, it ...
IARC under fire: Congressman presses investigation of US taxpayer-funded UN cancer agency
Chaffetz, who is the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, says IARC has a "record of controversy, ...
Different parts of the brain determine aspects of our unique personality
Both genetic and environmental factors determine someone’s personality. Genes account for between 30-50% of the determination and the rest is ...
Growing hybrid human-chimp brains to understand intellectual differences and disease
In her own small corner of this research utopia at the human brain laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Madeleine ...
Teenage brain wired to learn from experiences
Teenagers are often portrayed as thrill-seekers, but research suggests their brains are wired to learn from their experiences, which makes ...
Nerve cells travel around inside baby’s brain for months after birth
Continuing for months after birth, armies of neurons migrate through a baby’s brain, until they reach their destination. Now researchers ...
Why studying human chimeras offers best hope for finding Parkinson’s cure
Spectrum: Why do researchers want to study mouse-human chimeras? Rudolf Jaenisch: Traditionally, researchers have studied human conditions by mutating the ...
Understanding role of ‘risk genes’ in brain key to unlocking mystery of Alzheimer’s
Although the causes of Alzheimer’s disease remain a mystery, genetic research is now providing clues about how the disease develops...By ...
Human embryonic stem cells relieve common side effects of spinal cord injuries in mice
People with spinal cord injuries suffer from many complications in addition to paralysis and numbness. Some of these problems are ...
Rare genetic mutations linked to schizophrenia and school dropout risk
A pair of studies in the journal Nature Neuroscience have investigated a link between rare genetic mutations and schizophrenia, as ...
Genetic switch may dictate if you crave more high-fat or high-sugar foods
We all love eating junk food even though we know it's not part of a healthy diet...Now a team of ...
How CRISPR could change the world—And why that frightens many of us
Gene editing could revolutionize the world in a way akin to how the personal computer did. Most Americans are unaware ...
100,000 brains: UK Biobank Imaging Study releases first batch of disease progression data
[R]esearchers [have recently] released the first results from the UK Biobank Imaging Study, a massive effort that ultimately aims to ...
