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Waterlogged Brain Region Helps Scientists Gauge Damage Caused by Parkinson’s Disease

Development suggests that fluid changes in a specific brain area could provide a way to track that damage.
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Nanoparticle Delivery of Curcumin Induces Tumor Cell Death

Attaching curcumin, a component of the common spice turmeric, to nanoparticles can be used to target and destroy treatment-resistant neuroblastoma tumor cells
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Large-Scale Production of Living Brain Cells Enables Entirely New Research

After performing a biopsy on the patient, the skin cells are transformed into brain cells that effectively imitate the disease and the age of the patient.
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Superior Pattern Detectors Efficiently Learn to Stereotype

People with higher cognitive abilities are more likely to learn and apply social stereotypes, finds a new study.
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Visual Blueprints Present From Birth

Harvard Researchers reveal that a primitive blueprint of organization is already present in the brains of primates just a few days after birth and appears to get gradually filled in with age and experience.
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Cell Recycling System Offers Therapeutic Entry Point for Rare Disease Treatment

Scientists have demonstrated how an investigational drug works against a rare, fatal genetic disease, Niemann-Pick type C1 (NPC1).
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Sleep Loss Drastically Affects Your Positive Outlook

There are many symptoms of depression -including feeling sad and no longer being able to enjoy things you typically would, but poor sleep is associated with a particularly serious sign of the condition.
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Daily Crosswords Linked to Improved Cognitive Ability in Later Life

The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function in later life, a large-scale and robust online trial has found.
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NIH links Aldosterone to Alcohol Use Disorder

National Institutes of Health study demonstrates that aldosterone, a hormone produced in the adrenal glands, may contribute to alcohol use disorder (AUD)
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Healthy Eating Habits May Preserve Cognitive Function and Reduce the Risk of Dementia

Results from four large population-based studies support a connection between good dietary practices and better cognition in old age. Study results were reported at the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2017) in London.
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