The seeds of parkinson’s disease: Amyloid fibrils that move through brain
Researchers in Japan have found that the structure of Parkinson's disease-associated protein aggregates can tell...
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Back to the sources of neural diversity
The cortex is a complex brain region that allows us to perceive the world and...
When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work: Altered neuron growth and gene expression may be related to why some depressed individuals do not respond to SSRIs
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed medication for major depressive disorder...
A new hope in treating neurodegenerative disease
A research team led by Professor Sung Bae Lee of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and...
New gene therapy reprograms brain glial cells into neurons
A new gene therapy can turn certain brain glial cells into functioning neurons, which in...
Questioning the link between pollution by magnetite particles and Alzheimer’s disease
A 2016 study showed that exposure to urban pollution involving magnetite particles played a role...
Gene changes driving myopia reveal new focus for drug development: Pathways underlying nearsightedness and farsightedness are different, not opposite
Myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness) develop through different molecular pathways, according to a new study...
Why some human genes are more popular with researchers than others: Historical bias leads biomedical researchers to study certain genes over and over again
Historical bias is a key reason why biomedical researchers continue to study the same 10...
The eyes may have it, an early sign of Parkinson’s disease: Thinning of retina linked to loss of brain cells that control movement
The eyes may be a window to the brain for people with early Parkinson's disease....
A new study identifies 40 genes related to aggressive behavior in humans and mice: On mice and humans: Genes, evolution and aggressiveness
The origins of the violent behaviour are multifactorial and respond to the interaction of several...