Carbohydrates: News and Research on Dextrins

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How sleep loss can damage your brain's wiring

Sleep loss damages the fatty insulation protecting the nerve cells in our brain, according to a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research also explains why we often feel ...

Flatworms could replace rats for in vivo brain studies

Tiny pond worms could help find new ways to treat schizophrenia, develop an understanding of drug addiction and test new medicines for mental illnesses—all while reducing the number of mice and rats used in early medical ...

Alzheimer's risk gene undermines insulation of brain's 'wiring'

It's well known that carrying one copy of the APOE4 gene variant increases one's risk for Alzheimer's disease threefold and two copies about tenfold, but the fundamental reasons why and what can be done to help patients remain ...