neuroscience
Fast-Evolving Human Genome Sequences Found to Have Brain-Related Regulatory Roles
An integrated analysis that spanned thousands of human accelerated regions suggested they harbor regulatory elements with roles in human brain development.
Single-Cell Transcriptomes Reveal Neuronal Cell Types in Mouse Brain Region
With single-cell RNA-seq on thousands of cells from the lateral hypothalamic area of male and female mice, researchers saw dozens of glutamatergic and GABAergic neuron types.
Verge Genomics Scores $32M in Series A Round
Silicon Valley VC firm DFJ led the investment in Verge, which is applying machine learning to the development of new drugs for Parkinson's and ALS.
New Giro Health Open Initiative Seeks Answers to Neurodegenerative Diseases
The Martinos Center, Envision Genomics, and startup RowAnalytics are building an open precision medicine platform called Giro Health on IBM architecture.
The researchers' techniques will enable an understanding of brain circuitry and allow them to study disease models of autism and schizophrenia.