Neurogenomics – News and Features

Neil Hunter has been named as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, an honor reserved for scientists who exhibit exceptionally original thinking.

When brain cells are overwhelmed by an influx of too many calcium molecules, they shut down the channels through which these molecules enter the cells.

Demonstrates verifi® is highly accurate in detecting fetal chromosome abnormalities.

Specific DNA once dismissed as junk plays an important role in brain development and might be involved in several devastating neurological diseases, UC San Francisco scientists have found.

It seems the ads were right. A milk mustache is a good thing to have. Animal and dairy scientists have discovered that drinking milk at an early age can help mammals throughout their lives.

A total of 11 centers now funded for up to five years.

Researchers at UC Davis and the University of British Columbia have shed new light on methylation, a critical process that helps control how genes are expressed.

Picower Institute neuroscientists use single dose of experimental drug; could prove promising for treatment of autism symptoms.

It is the first time that associates a mutation in HERC2 with human disease.

The finding may improve on current approaches—now in clinical trials—that target this biological pathway.