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Study in mice shows scarring of collagen "highway" prevents stem cells from healing damaged tissue in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Could changing your diet play a role in slowing or even preventing the development of dementia? We’re one step closer to finding out, thanks to a new UNLV study that bolsters the long-suspected link between gut health and Alzheimer’s disease.

The similarity-attraction effect states we generally like people who are like us, and new research from Boson University has revealed one reason why.

If we sincerely believe that our index finger is five times bigger than it really is, our sense of touch improves. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum demonstrated that this is the case in an experiment in which the participants were put under professional hypnosis.

Scientists establish organoid model for understanding how brain immune cells impact brain conditions, like autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer’s disease.

Proteins tend to fold wrongly and become defective when exposed to stressors such as heat, oxidation, and pH changes. Accumulation of abnormal proteins contributes to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.

Students are positive towards AI tools such as ChatGPT in education, but 62 percent believe that using chatbots during exams is cheating.

Your brain is responsible for controlling most of your body’s activities. Its information processing capabilities are what allow you to learn, and it is the central repository of your memories. But how is memory formed, and where is it located in the brain?

Researchers show that smelling menthol modulates the immune system and improves cognition in animals with this neurodegenerative disease. This study opens the door to developing new therapies to prevent or alleviate the effects of Alzheimer's and other diseases of the central nervous system.

Researchers have identified a new target for transcranial magnetic stimulation used to treat depression, taking steps towards being able to personalize the treatment.