The role of exercise-induced hormone irisin in amyloid beta reduction
In a recent study published in Neuron, researchers explored the biological mechanisms by which exercise-induced irisin attenuates amyloid-beta (Aβ) pathology ...
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Childhood abuse can induce stress that changes neural networks and functions during growth
Childhood neglect and/or abuse can induce extreme stress that significantly changes neural networks and functions during growth. This can lead ...
Breakthrough discovery could lead to new treatments for brain metastases
When cancer that starts in the body metastasizes to the brain, it is almost always lethal, in part because so ...
Astrocytes play a key role in motor learning
From steering a car to swinging a tennis racket, we learn to execute all kinds of skilled movements during our ...
Researchers discover how a protein deficiency can prepare the brain to minimize damage after stress
Astrocytes, small star-shaped cells, play an important role in signal transmission in the brain. Since the protein Ezrin is found ...
Transcriptomic dysregulation across cerebral cortex in autism spectrum disorder
A recent study in Nature demonstrated transcriptomic dysregulation in the cerebral cortex in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Study: Broad transcriptomic ...
Researchers secure $20.5 million NIH grant to beat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) has been awarded a $20.5 million ...
Depletion of reactive astrocytes regresses glioblastoma
A groundbreaking study at Tel Aviv University effectively eradicated glioblastoma, a highly lethal type of brain cancer. The researchers achieved ...
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