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How Immunotherapies Clear the Brain of Alzheimer's Proteins
Studies have shown that lecanemab slows cognitive and functional decline in early-stage Alzheimer’s patients. But as with many other cutting-edge therapies, we know more about lecanemab’s effectiveness than we do about how it actually works.
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Disrupted Metabolism in Neurons May Cause Rare Childhood Neurological Disorder
A recent study has revealed the pathogenic mechanism underlying a rare pediatric neurodegenerative disorder known as mitochondrial enoyl reductase protein-associated neurodegeneration (MEPAN) syndrome.
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Why Do Only Certain Brain Tumors Respond to Immunotherapy?
A new study has shown why tumors that have spread to the brain respond to immunotherapy while cancers that originate in the brain, like glioblastoma, do not.
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Alzheimer’s Blood Biomarker Shows High Potential in Predicting Disease
Neuroscience researchers published a review article that confirms the usefulness of neurofilament light (NfL) blood levels to predict the likelihood and rate of progression of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease
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World's First Case of Human Brain Infection by a Python Roundworm Identified
Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) and Canberra Hospital have reported the first-ever case of a human infected with a parasitic roundworm originating from a carpet python.
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Study of Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in Isolated Neurons Facilitated by Novel Method
Thanks to a new method, it is now possible to study isolated pairs of neurons under controlled conditions and analyze pre- and postsynaptic effects of wild-type and/or genetically modified synapses in a simple neuronal network.
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Opposites Don't Really Attract, Suggests Relationship Research
A study has found that for between 82% and 89% of traits analyzed – ranging from political leanings to age of first intercourse to substance use habits – partners were more likely than not to be similar.
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Electrical Brain Stimulation May Improve Math Ability
Researchers have investigated the impact of neurostimulation on learning and have found that stimulation over the frontal part of the brain improved the mathematical ability of people whose brain was less excited before the application of stimulation.
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Single Psilocybin Dose Once Again Found To Relieve Major Depression
A new clinical trial has reaffirmed the potential of the magic mushroom-derived compound psilocybin to relieve the symptoms of major depression. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is the latest to suggest that psychedelic drugs can provide a new treatment option in psychiatry.
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Largest Genetic Study of Epilepsy to Date Uncovers Why Epilepsy Develops
The largest genetic study of its kind has discovered changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy. The research advances our knowledge of why epilepsy develops and may inform the development of new treatments for the condition.
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