Can Scientists Leverage Mysterious Mossy Cells for Brain Disease Treatments?
A small population of brain cells deep in a memory-making region of the brain controls the production of new neurons and may have a role in common brain disorders.
Psychiatry
Our Liver’s Might be Contributing to Alzheimer’s Risk
New research presented this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018, is suggesting that the liver could be contributing to Alzheimer’s risk by failing to supply key lipids to the brain.
Protein Found to be Key Component in Irregularly Excited Brain Cells
In a new study in mice, researchers have identified a key protein involved in the irregular brain cell activity seen in autism spectrum disorders and epilepsy. The protein, p53, is well-known in cancer biology as a tumour suppressor.
Mental State Impacts Speed of Tumour Progression
We’ve heard the idea that “if you think positively, then positive thing will happen to you”. Well, new research is now suggesting that positive vibes might even slow down cancer!
AI Drug Discovery Startup Verge Genomics Raises $32 Million
Verge Genomics, the drug discovery startup we recently featured in our Top 5 Startups Disrupting Healthcare, has raised $32 million in Series A financing.
Personalised Alzheimer’s Treatment Through Fingerprints
Personalised medicine has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time. Now, researchers have developed what they call a personalised Therapeutic Intervention Fingerprint (pTIF), for patients with neurological disease.
Further Evidence for the Role Of Herpes Virus in Triggering Alzheimer’s Onset
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have found further evidence that supports the notion that viruses could help cause the onset of Alzheimer’s disease; an idea that was once ridiculed by other sceptics and researchers.
First Physiological Test for Autism Proves High Accuracy
One year after researchers published their work on a physiological test for autism, a follow-up study has confirmed its exceptional success in assessing whether a child is on the autism spectrum.
Scientists Discover the ‘Big Bang’ of Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists have discovered a “big bang” of Alzheimer’s disease — the precise point at which a healthy protein becomes toxic but has not yet formed deadly tangles in the brain.
This Enzyme Brings Us Closer to Understanding Sex-Biased Diseases
Scientists have identified a molecular pathway that allows females to be more resilient to maternal stress than males which might explain why males are more at risk than females for neurodevelopmental disorders.
Many Genes Interact to Lead to Autism Symptoms
Researchers have discovered that genes located in a large chromosomal aberration associated with autism interact with each other to modulate the variable symptoms of the disease.
Extreme Stress in Childhood is Toxic to Your DNA
Separating children from their parents is not just a psychological stress, it’s a DNA stress. Scientific research shows that early life stress may have irreversible effects on how DNA works in the cells of the body.
Machine Learning Offers Personalised Autism Therapy
Researchers have developed a type of personalised machine learning that helps robots estimate the engagement and interest of each a child during autism therapy, using data that are unique to that child.
Prominent Genetic Study Finds Lots of Links Between Various Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric disorders share many genetic variants, while neurological disorders appear more distinct, according to a new study from the Brainstorm Consortium.
These Brain Cells Don’t Die, But They Do Move
Scientists have thought for decades that one area of the brain simply disappears during human development. Now, genetic similarities between cells in the subplate and neurons linked to autism suggest a different scenario.
