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A University of Kansas study of rare gene mutations that cause hereditary Alzheimer's disease shows these mutations disrupt the production of a small sticky protein called amyloid.
Feb 29, 2024
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Neuroscientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have found that an often-overlooked type of brain cell called glia has more of a role in brain function than previously thought.
Feb 28, 2024
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Every system in a living organism depends upon a finite supply of energy in order to function. In humans, no organ is more energy-intensive than the brain, which consumes about 20% of the body's metabolic energy.
Jan 25, 2024
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Strongyloidiasis—a poorly understood parasitic worm disease common in remote Australian communities and some returned travelers, refugees or asylum seekers—is finally gaining attention in the national research arena.
Jan 12, 2024
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Recent advances allow imaging of neurons inside freely moving animals. However, to decode circuit activity, these imaged neurons must be computationally identified and tracked. This becomes particularly challenging when the ...
Dec 5, 2023
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A new research paper titled "Antibiotics that target mitochondria extend lifespan in C. elegans" has been published in Aging.
Nov 22, 2023
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A new research paper was published in Aging, titled "Parental age effect on the longevity and healthspan in Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans."
Nov 21, 2023
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An international research team is the first to use artificial intelligence (AI) analysis to identify dual-purpose target candidates for the treatment of cancer and aging, the most promising of which was experimentally validated. ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Do we really know how the brain works? In the last several decades, scientists have made great strides in understanding this fantastically complex organ. Scientists now know a great deal about the brain's cellular neurobiology ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Brain research is one of the most crucial fields in modern life sciences, and "emotion" is one of its major topics. Studying emotions in animals has long been considered challenging with limited research mostly focused on ...
Sep 26, 2023
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