By introducing a single protein, gene therapy can help repair the brain after injury
Transforming cells to repair the brain
The protein that makes you feel pain
Different conditions uncover how one protein is important in controlling pain
The genetics behind short sleepers
A newly discovered genetic mutation might explain why some people need only 4-6 hours of sleep each night.
Defining Glioblastoma
New research points to why this deadly cancer is so hard to treat
Your (Baby’s) Brain on Hurricanes
How natural disasters are helping scientists forecast the effects of stress during pregnancy
Sensory Overload
Can the way we touch affect the way we feel?
Genetic Disposition
Is heredity your destiny?
Epigenetics: what DNA won’t tell you
Our brains are shaped by much more than the genes we inherit
Intelligent Invertebrates
New research shows that octopuses are defying the laws of genetics…..and it’s made them more clever.
