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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·October 21, 2022·6 min read

How Neurons From PTSD Patients React to Stress

Neurons derived from stem cells of combat veterans with PTSD react differently to stress hormones than those derived from veterans without PTSD. The findings shed new light on how genetics can cause some to develop PTSD following a traumatic event.

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Autism Featured Genetics

·August 4, 2016·6 min read

Human-Neanderthal Gene Variance is Involved in Autism

Researchers report a specific gene structure emerged recently and with unprecedented speed.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 27, 2017·3 min read

Lab-Created Mini-Brains Reveal How Growing Organ Maintains Neuronal Balance

Researchers used hPSCs to grow an organoid that produces inhibitory neurons and plays a critical role in the early development of the cortex.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 12, 2021·3 min read

A Common Ancestor for Cells Involved in Hearing and Touch

Study points to the evolutionary and developmental similarities between sensory cells in the inner ear and skin.

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Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·June 13, 2025·5 min read

Exercise Rewires Alzheimer’s-Affected Brain Cells

Using cutting-edge RNA sequencing, researchers mapped how exercise affects specific brain cell types in a model of Alzheimer’s disease. They found that physical activity alters gene activity in microglia and a newly identified type of astrocyte linked to blood vessels, which may protect memory.

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Autism Featured Genetics

·September 2, 2016·5 min read

Study Links Autism Severity to Ultrasound Exposure During First Trimester of Pregnancy

A new study that looked at the variability of symptoms in children with autism revealed exposure to ultrasound during the first trimester of pregnancy was linked to an increase in symptom severity.

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Featured Genetics

·February 17, 2014·4 min read

Gender and Genes Play an Important Role in Delayed Language Development

According to a new study, boys are at greater risk for delays in language development than girls.

Featured Genetics

·May 15, 2017·4 min read

New Gene Identified in ALS

Researchers implicate a variant in the UBQLN4 gene as a possible cause of ALS. The variant disrupts cellular processes that drive motor neuron development.

Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 29, 2018·5 min read

Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers investigate the role the BMI1 gene plays in the onset and development of Alzheimer's disease. The study reports the loss of BMI1 triggers and increased production of amyloid beta and decreases neural ability to eliminate the protein.