New study reveals how DNA repair genes play a major role in Huntington's disease

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.031A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associa

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New study reveals how DNA repair genes play a major role in Huntington's disease

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.031A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associa

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Experiments show untrained patient with prosthetic hand can tell objects apart by touch

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Experiments show untrained patient with prosthetic hand can tell objects apart by touch

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Overcoming nicotine withdrawal: Clues found in neural mechanisms of the brain

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Overcoming nicotine withdrawal: Clues found in neural mechanisms of the brain

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Brain activity associated with specific words is mirrored between speaker and listener during a conversation, data show

byCell PressCoupling between speaker and listener brains. Credit:Neuron/ Zada et al.When two people interact, their brain activity becomes synchronized, but it was unclear until now

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Brain activity associated with specific words is mirrored between speaker and listener during a conversation, data show

byCell PressCoupling between speaker and listener brains. Credit:Neuron/ Zada et al.When two people interact, their brain activity becomes synchronized, but it was unclear until now

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Parkinson's paradox: When more dopamine means more tremor

byChampalimaud Centre for the UnknownReduced dopamine loss is linked to tremor in Parkinson's patients, challenging common beliefs. Credit: Neural Circuits Dysfunction Lab, Champalimaud Foun

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Parkinson's paradox: When more dopamine means more tremor

byChampalimaud Centre for the UnknownReduced dopamine loss is linked to tremor in Parkinson's patients, challenging common beliefs. Credit: Neural Circuits Dysfunction Lab, Champalimaud Foun

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Study highlights complexity of menopausal hormone therapy's impact on brain health

byeLifeAssociations between brain MRI measures and MHT user status. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.99538.1A study suggests that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) might have moderate effe

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Study highlights complexity of menopausal hormone therapy's impact on brain health

byeLifeAssociations between brain MRI measures and MHT user status. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.99538.1A study suggests that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) might have moderate effe

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Spread of tau protein measured in the brains of Alzheimer's patients

by Karolinska InstitutetThe images show tau deposits in the brain of a patient with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. The warm colours indicate regions of heavy deposition and the difference in sp

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Spread of tau protein measured in the brains of Alzheimer's patients

by Karolinska InstitutetThe images show tau deposits in the brain of a patient with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. The warm colours indicate regions of heavy deposition and the difference in sp

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Brain signals linked to sweet taste preference discovered

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Brain signals linked to sweet taste preference discovered

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Structural analysis shows Alzheimer's disease mutation produces 'cottonwool' structures in the brain

byRIKENA new W-shaped structural model of E22G 40-residue beta-amyloid fibrils. RIKEN researchers have shown how the unique structure of amyloid fibrils produced by the Arctic mutation can trigg

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Structural analysis shows Alzheimer's disease mutation produces 'cottonwool' structures in the brain

byRIKENA new W-shaped structural model of E22G 40-residue beta-amyloid fibrils. RIKEN researchers have shown how the unique structure of amyloid fibrils produced by the Arctic mutation can trigg

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Fruit fly study provides a blueprint for the brain's circadian clock

byJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgImage showing all the neurons (color-coded based on type) that make up the Drosophila circadian clock network. Credit: Nils ReinhardCircadian clocks cont

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Fruit fly study provides a blueprint for the brain's circadian clock

byJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgImage showing all the neurons (color-coded based on type) that make up the Drosophila circadian clock network. Credit: Nils ReinhardCircadian clocks cont

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Dementia treatments less likely to be prescribed in poorer areas of England

by Alzheimer's Research UKThe study, which also shows that these inequalities in England are not replicated in other parts of the UK, is published in the journalAge and Ageing.Four drug

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Dementia treatments less likely to be prescribed in poorer areas of England

by Alzheimer's Research UKThe study, which also shows that these inequalities in England are not replicated in other parts of the UK, is published in the journalAge and Ageing.Four drug

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Changes in humour may be an early sign of dementia

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers at University College London (UCL) have revealed that a change in sense of humour could be an early sign of dementia. The findings could help improve dem

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Changes in humour may be an early sign of dementia

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers at University College London (UCL) have revealed that a change in sense of humour could be an early sign of dementia. The findings could help improve dem

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