Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

Stimulating environments boost the brain – Now scientists have identified many of the genes responsible

May 13, 2021 // 0 Comments

Growing up in stimulating environments causes epigenetic changes to genomic regions important for cognitive mental health: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience [...]

Autism is associated with zinc deficiency in early development — now a study links the two

December 6, 2018 // 3 Comments

Frontiers in Neuroscience: Researchers have discovered a mechanistic link between zinc, autism risk genes and abnormal neuronal connections associated with autism spectrum disorders

Researchers have discovered a mechanistic link between zinc, risk genes and abnormal neuronal connections in autism; Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience [...]

Caloric restriction in combination with low-fat diet helps protect aging brains

March 27, 2018 // 1 Comment

Exercise was significantly less effective than caloric restriction in preventing aging-induced inflammatory activation of microglia in mice: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience [...]

Honeybee memories: another piece of the Alzheimer’s puzzle?

December 12, 2016 // 2 Comments

Researchers show a molecular mechanism that regulates memory specificity over time, and point to how understanding memory in honeybees could help us combat degenerative brain diseases [...]