Early-life obesity and depression may be driven by shared abnormalities in brain regions that process rewards, according to researchers at
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Compound improves stroke outcome by reducing lingering inflammation: An experimental compound appears to improve stroke outcome by reducing the destructive inflammation that can continue months after a stroke, scientists report
An experimental compound appears to improve stroke outcome by reducing the destructive inflammation that can continue months after a stroke,
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Large aggregates of ALS-causing protein might actually help brain cells: UNC School of Medicine scientists add to evidence that small aggregates of SOD1 protein are the brain-cell killing culprits in ALS, but the formation of larger, more visible, and fibril-like aggregates of the same protein may protect brain cells
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have made a significant advance in the understanding of the complex and fatal
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Grafted brain organoids provide insight into neurological disorders
Many neurological disorders — Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, even depression — have lagged behind in new therapies. Because the brain is
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Alzheimer’s disease redefined: New research framework defines Alzheimer’s by brain changes, not symptoms
“NIA-AA Research Framework: Towards a Biological Definition of Alzheimer’s Disease” was published today in the April 2018 issue of Alzheimer’s
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Scientists fix genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease in human brain cells: New insights into how a gene causes damage could impact future drug development
Using human brain cells, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered the cause of — and a potential solution for —
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Scientists develop method to repair damaged structures deep inside the ear
Researchers at USC and Harvard have developed a new approach to repair cells deep inside the ear — a potential
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