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A new study from the University of California San Diego has uncovered a hidden cause of Alzheimer’s disease that may lead to ...

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A new study reveals that astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells in the striatum, are key players in how obesity alters brain function and metabolism.

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A study by Cambridge researchers has shed light on how neural stem cell grafts could help restore myelin in the central nervous system. The findings suggest that neural stem cell-based therapies hold ...

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"Continued research is critical." Scientists make concerning discoveries while studying mice guts: 'Took a turn for the worse ...

While the effects weren’t severe, they were significant enough to raise concerns. Ania Majewska, the senior author of the ...

A 2023 study in Nature Reviews Psychology found that what they call “offline waking rest” is critical to deep thinking, ...