Although around one in 14 people over 65 have Alzheimer's disease, there's still no cure, and no way to prevent the disease from progressing. But a recent study may bring us one step closer to preventing Alzheimer's. The ...
Mar 8, 2021
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Living in a group has clear benefits. As a member of a societal group, one can share resources with the others, seek protection from predators, and forage in an efficient manner. In a 2020 paper published in Science Advances, ...
Feb 26, 2021
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A team from the Gamma and Neutron Spectroscopy Group of the Corpuscular Physics Institute (IFIC) has patented a new device for real-time guided biopsies, with direct application in any type of cancer that requires a biopsy ...
Jan 28, 2021
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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that human muscle has an innate ability to ward off the damaging effects of chronic inflammation when exercised. The discovery was made possible through the use of ...
Jan 22, 2021
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A research group of the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region (FISABIO) and the Hospital Arnau de Vilanova has released a pioneering study, which for the first time links the development ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Decision-making during goal-directed behaviors is deliberative process involving different brain areas that considers pros and cons of each option. These cognitive operations in humans and animals are crucially supported ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a molecular imaging probe to reveal Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related γ-secretase in rodents and macaques with translational potentials in humans. γ-Secretase ...
Sep 17, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative condition that is characterized by the buildup of clumps of beta-amyloid protein in the brain. Exactly what causes these clumps, known as plaques, and what role they play in disease ...
Sep 2, 2020
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Up to 60 percent of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) report that fatigue is the disease's most debilitating symptom. And yet, fatigue remains one of MS's mysteries—despite its prevalence and significance, the root ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Engineers at EPFL and local startup Intuitive Therapeutics have developed software that can produce optimized surgical plans for Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Doctors at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) began using the ...
Aug 6, 2020
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