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A promising new therapy to stop Parkinson’s disease in its tracks has been developed by scientists who found that a small molecule, MCC950, stopped the development of Parkinson’s in several animal models. The team hope to commence human clinical trials…
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Did you really see that pale face just now? What was that sound? This Halloween, test the limits of your brain with these easy spooky experiments.
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Researchers have uncovered a link between motor neurons’ inability to repair oxidative genome damage in ALS, suggesting that DNA ligase-targeted therapies may prevent or slowdown disease progression. The defect found was with DNA ligase III, an importa…
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Fear is a universal human experience. In this Spotlight, we ask why fear evolved, what happens in the body, and why some people enjoy it.
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A 10-year study of 12,000 diverse older adults finds that loneliness, independently of social isolation, is tied to a 40 percent higher risk of dementia.
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People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal cortex. These findings from two recent studies indicate that levamisole could have a toxic effect on…
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Scientists have used brain imaging to identify three sub-types of depression — including one that is unresponsive to commonly prescribed serotonin boosting drugs.
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New research focusing on how brain structure may impact brain activity and ultimately human behavior could one day lead to technology that can be catered to an individual Soldier in a training environment or operational setting.
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A new study has identified a new area in the brain involved in inhibiting fear, a discovery that holds potential for clinical interventions in patients with psychiatric diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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New research finds how long humans and other warm-blooded animals live — and when they reach sexual maturity — may have more to do with their brain than their body. More specifically, it is not animals with larger bodies or slower metabolic rates tha…
