- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 31st, 2014
Early-Life Stress Disturbs Social Behaviors Later in Life
Anxiety and aggression increased in mice that were stressed early on
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 25th, 2014
New Technique Predicts Where Specific Neurons Are in the Brain
The method is based on an advanced mathematical model
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 3rd, 2014
How Memories Influence Sensory Information Collection
New study observes the process in living animals for the first time
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 26th, 2014
New Mechanism Controlling Randomness and Variability in Gene Expression Found
The study provides a new way of conducting genetic investigations
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 13th, 2014
New Neural Circuit Underlying Fear Found in the Brain
The discovery could help develop new treatments for PTSD
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 25th, 2014
New Mouse Model for Prostate Cancer to Advance Research
Previous models were too cumbersome and difficult to operate
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 25th, 2012
Memory Loss Characterizing Alzheimer's Disease Reversed in Mice
The technique holds great promise, if it can be translated to humans
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 2nd, 2012
Whole-Brain Wiring Mapping Project Takes Major Step Forward
Researchers are currently trying to map the brains of mice
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 26th, 2012
Critical Gene-Silencing Protein Reveals Its 3D Structure
Scientists gain a deeper understanding of how genes are silenced
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 8th, 2012
Cancers Delete Suppressing Genes on Chromosomes
This gives them higher chances of survival in the body
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 26th, 2012
Fragile-X Gene, Autism Linked in New Study
The gene leads to mutations that are involved in triggering ASD
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 3rd, 2012
New Leukemia Treatment Shows Great Promise
Tests conducted on lab animals show it is very effective
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 14th, 2012
Rats Can Make Decisions like We Do
Statistically speaking, there is very little difference
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 16th, 2012
Whole-Brain Mapping Technique Developed at CSHL
The approach could make understanding the brain a lot easier
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 19th, 2011
Real 'Tree of Life' Created in the United States
This is the largest database of its type ever created
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 18th, 2011
New Role of RNA interference Discovered
The mechanism plays a role in the inheritance of heterochromatin
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 4th, 2011
Genetic Underpinnings of Autism Identified
Investigators find gene variation that leads to autism-like symptoms