The neuroscientist Dr David Vilchez and his team at CECAD, the University of Cologne’s Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research,
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Wait for it: Serotonin and confidence at the root of patience in new study: Serotonin keeps mice hanging on if they are sure of getting rewards, but not sure when
Just a little longer. It’s a common experience: hanging on in the hopes that our patience will pay off in
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Genes of different importance for brain cancer
Two genes play important roles for the formation of malignant cancer in the brain. One gene prevents the formation of
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Researchers identify gene that helps prevent brain disease: Protein ‘proofreading’ errors lead to neurodegenerative disease
Scientists know that faulty proteins can cause harmful deposits or “aggregates” in neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
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Mutation protects against Alzheimer’s-like disease in mice
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a mutation that can protect against Alzheimer’s disease in mice.
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Our vulnerable nervous system: What affects its protective sheaths? Researchers shed light on a complex biochemical mechanism
According to the Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft (German Multiple Sclerosis Society), around 200,000 people in Germany suffer from multiple sclerosis
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New light on genetic foundation of migraines
The nauseating, often debilitating, headaches affect 15-20 percent of adults in developed countries, yet they remain stubbornly hard to explain.
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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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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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