NTP News

NTP Trainer Qiang Chang’s lab has discovered that DNA droplets and the mutations in them can give us insight into understanding Rett Syndrome. Read more about Dr. Chang’s research by clicking on the link.

From July 27th – August 2nd, head to https://www.blackinneuro.com/binweek to join the conversations about the issues facing Black Neuroscientists today. There will be live panels, daily conversations, and profiles highlighting the work of Black researchers, …

NTP trainer Marina Emborg is a leader of the research group studying Parkinson’s disease and using CRISPR to study the mutation of enzymes and the role it plays in Parkinson’s.

NTP Trainer Yuri Saalmann and his lab has found a way to pull primates out of a deep sleep and into consciousness though electrical stimulation.

Check out this article about studies that use brain scans to measure activity that will hopefully lead to breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s research. NTP trainers Sterling Johnson, Barb Bendlin, and Brad Christian are featured in this …

NTP trainer Richard Davidson developed the mindfulness-based Kindness Curriculum for preschoolers to help them pay closer attention to their emotions. Kids learning the Kindness Curriculum also had a better attention span, better grades, and showed …

NTP trainer Ozioma Okonkwo’s latest findings show that improvements in aerobic fitness mitigated the slowing down of how neurons breakdown glucose, which is one of the physiological brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s. “We are carrying …

NTP trainer Xinyu Zhao explains her research on Fragile X syndrome in the video below!

In a study he recently authored, NTP trainer Robert Sanders found that on average, people’s cognition is “pretty much the same” after a major operation as compared to before. Results indicated that having major surgery …

Check out this article on drugs and other supplements that could potentially increase the odds of lucid dreaming!