by Jim SchnabelAdvanced glycation end-products from high-temperature cooking have already been linked to diabetes and heart disease, and scientists are now looking at their effects on the brain.
By Kayt SukelA single gene in the fruit fly does double duty, spurring neuron connections at larval stage and then again into mature fly. This gene is in humans, as well, but we don’t see a similar effect. Might we learn to reignite this gene’s regrowth properties to help injured people?
Dana Press editor-in-chief emerita Jane Nevins explains the differences between writing for the lay public versus scientist peers, how identifying the reader helps plot one’s narrative course, and why her new book, "You've Got Some Explaining to Do," extends to writers beyond those in the neuroscience community.
by Jim SchnabelA recent finding of an Alzheimer’s early-warning “biomarker” needs replication, but researchers expect to have reliable ones before too long.
By Paul Barrett, PhD, and J. Timothy Greenamyre, MD, PhDImpairment of mitochondrial function may represent a critical choke point in the cascade of events that lead to PD. When people with a genetic predisposition toward imperfect mitochondria are exposed to certain toxins—whether natural or man-made— bad things may ensue, and this may result in PD. One of our series of Reports on Progress.
By Guy McKhann, MDThe federal BRAIN Initiative is a
worthwhile endeavor, but there are reasons to be skeptical of its potential
impact, says Guy McKhann, professor of neurology and neuroscience at Johns
Hopkins University. Our monthly column from Brain in the News