Virtual reality can help improve quality of life for dementia patients, study
These memories not only provided positive mental stimulation for the patients but helped their caregivers learn more about their lives
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Speeding up genetic diagnosis of Huntington’s disease
People with Huntington’s disease suffer from jerky body movements and decreasing mental abilities. The condition usually leads to death 15-20
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Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons: Snippets of RNA that accumulate in brain cells could interfere with normal function
As we age, neurons in our brains can become damaged by free radicals. MIT biologists have now discovered that this
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Asthma’s effects on airways at the single cell level
By sequencing genetic material at a cell-by-cell level, researchers have described how type 2-high asthma affects the airways and results
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Research in yeast leads to serendipitous finding about a central nervous system disorder
Studying the fundamental aspects of biology can sometimes lead to unexpected findings that directly relate to human disease. In one
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How skin begins: New research could improve skin grafts, and more
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered a key mechanism by which skin begins to develop in embryos, shedding light
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‘Blink’ and you won’t miss amyloids: Engineering team just found new way to see proteins that cause Alzheimer’s, other diseases
Tiny protein structures called amyloids are key to understanding certain devastating age-related diseases. Aggregates, or sticky clumped-up amyloids, form plaques
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Protein affected by rare Parkinson’s mutation may lurk behind many cases of the disease: NIH-funded study could lead researchers to rethink how to treat the disorder
Mutations in the gene LRRK2 have been linked to about three percent of Parkinson’s disease cases. Researchers have now found
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Scientists uncover the role of a protein in production and survival of myelin-forming cells
The nervous system is a complex organ that relies on a variety of biological players to ensure daily function of
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Altitude sickness drug appears to slow progression of glioblastoma: Acetazolamide increased sensitivity to treatment and enhanced survival in mice
A drug used to treat altitude sickness — as well as glaucoma, epilepsy, heart failure and seizures — may also
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