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Neuroscience
This science thread follows neuroscience through original research, public projects, and source reports. Read the evidence below to see which developments are represented in SYMTRI’s archive.
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Open in the map ↗21 classified signals in the fourteen-day window. These counts include signals awaiting readable evidence.
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Up to ten sources with readable evidence, ordered by their feed timestamp. These archive sources can be older than the live fourteen-day window. This list is a sample, not a measure of total activity. Dates distinguish paper publication, repository creation, model/dataset activity, Hacker News posts, and KEV catalog additions. “First archived” records when SYMTRI first stored the signal.
- Europe PMC · Published · First archived
Neuroscience-Informed Psychoeducation for Epilepsy: A Shared Language for Integrated Care ↗
Epilepsy is among the most burdensome neurological disorders worldwide, with an impact that extends far beyond seizure frequency alone. Depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment, and internalized stigma affect a substantial proportion of individuals with epilepsy, yet these comorbidities remain systematically undertreated in routine neurological care. Conventional psychoeducation, largely centered on passive information delivery, has shown limited effectiveness in addressing the psychological and social complexities of living with epilepsy. Neuroscience-Informed Psychoeducation for Epilepsy (N
- OpenAlex · Published · First archived
Benchmarking the next generation of brain-penetrant AAV capsids ↗
Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors have revolutionized the landscape of in vivo gene therapy, emerging as a leading gene delivery platform for treating a wide array of diseases due to their robust safety profile and high transduction efficiency across diverse target tissues. However, translating this clinical success to neurological disorders has historically been impeded by the brain gateway known as the blood-brain barrier (BBB). While this physiological barrier protects the central nervous system (CNS), it effectively prevents most systemically administered therapeutics, including convent…
- Europe PMC · Published · First archived
A multimodal precision oncology platform integrating genomics, single-cell transcriptomics, and functional drug screening expands therapeutic options in pediatric brain tumors ↗
Precision oncology for pediatric brain tumors mainly relies on clinically validated, targetable genomic alterations, which are often sparse, yield few matched therapies, and do not guide chemotherapy selection. We developed a tiered framework in which deep whole-genome sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing extend targeted-therapy selection, with ex vivo functional drug screening supporting selection of both targeted therapies and chemotherapies. We applied it to 17 children with malignant CNS tumors. The approach expanded recommendations beyond genomics: functional screening provided every
- OpenAlex · Published · First archived
Brain DNA methylation, APOE genotype and Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology in a large postmortem cohort ↗
Abstract DNA methylation (DNAm) plays a critical role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Previous epigenome-wide association studies using 450K arrays captured limited CpG coverage and often focused on a single neuropathological measure. Here we profiled DNAm in 1,250 postmortem prefrontal cortex samples from the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease cohorts using the Infinium MethylationEPIC v2 array (~930,000 CpGs) and performed epigenome-wide association studies of multiple neuropathologic measures, including AD diagnosis, amyloid-β and tau tangles. We identified 107 differentially methylated probes associate…
- OpenAlex · Published · First archived
Architect or Destroyer: The Diversity of Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling Pathways in the Brain ↗
Glucocorticoids (GCs), acting through the glucocorticoid (GR) and mineralocorticoid (MR) receptors, are essential for brain development, stress adaptation, and metabolic homeostasis, yet their signaling exhibits context-dependent diversity yielding either beneficial or detrimental outcomes. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the multifaceted mechanisms through which GR integrates hormonal, metabolic, and stress signals to modulate transcriptional programs in the brain. We highlight three key levels of GR regulatory complexity: the diversity of DNA GR-binding motifs, GR-mediated epige…
- OpenAlex · Published · First archived
Liquid Chromatography/tandem Mass Spectrometry-based Target Engagement of Lysine-specific Demethylase 1 Inhibitor TAK-418 Through Detecting Covalent Adducts in the Brain ↗
Translating pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) from preclinical to clinical is important in successful development of drugs for central nervous system (CNS) diseases. TAK-418 is a clinical candidate of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) inhibitor with a unique mechanism of action; it covalently binds to flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) to form a compact adduct formylated FAD (F-FAD), thereby minimizing hematological side effect risks. In this study, we established a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)-based approach for evaluating F-FAD as a target engagem…
- OpenAlex · Published · First archived
Clearing the way for optical mapping of the brain with light-sheet fluorescence microscopy ↗
Abstract Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) has emerged as a powerful optical imaging technique for studying complex biological systems, particularly in neuroscience. By selectively illuminating a thin optical plane and combining it with camera-based widefield detection, LSFM enables rapid volumetric imaging with reduced photobleaching and phototoxicity compared to point-scanning approaches, such as confocal and multiphoton microscopy. Originally developed for imaging small, transparent organisms, LSFM has evolved into a versatile platform capable of probing large specimens, including…
- Hacker News · Posted on Hacker News · First archived
Neuroscience can make decluttering easier ↗
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- Europe PMC · Published · First archived
Spatiotemporal AI modeling of gene regulation and variant effects in the developing human brain ↗
Understanding how genetic variation shapes gene regulation in the developing human brain remains a central challenge in neuroscience, particularly in transient cell types and developmental stages where data are limited. We present Seal, an interpretable AI transfer learning framework for genome-based modeling of gene expression and variant effects with spatiotemporal resolution across 26 brain regions, 30 cell types, and seven developmental stages. Seal predictions enable characterization of both germline and somatic brain variants, and provide mechanistic interpretation by linking sequence va
- OpenAlex · Published · First archived
Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis Interactions with CNS Drugs: A Critical Mechanistic Review of Biopharmaceutical, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Evidence ↗
Background/Objectives: The microbiota–gut–brain axis (MGBA) modifies central nervous system (CNS) pharmacotherapy by influencing the biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of drugs, while CNS drugs reciprocally reshape the MGBA. This review examines these interactions and their clinical relevance, explicitly grading the strength of the evidence. Methods: This narrative, mechanistically oriented review focuses on four oral drugs representing distinct mechanistic archetypes: levodopa/carbidopa (biopharmaceutical-dominant), olanzapine (PK-dominant), sertraline (PD-domi…
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