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Posts Tagged ‘SIRT1’

Learning and Memory Not Boosted by High Levels of SIRT1

Learning and Memory Not Boosted by High Levels of SIRT1

SIRT1 was again found to be important in learning and memory for mice, but boosting SIRT1 above the normal levels of expression did not lead to an improvement in learning and memory. [Read More]

Research Shows Sirt1 Enhances Synaptic Plasticity And Memory

Research Shows Sirt1 Enhances Synaptic Plasticity And Memory

Researchers at MIT have discovered that Sirtuin1, a protein encoded by the SIRT1 gene, promotes synaptic plasticity and boosts memory. [Read More]

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DNA Test that Identifies Down Syndrome in Pregnancy Can Also Detect Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13

DNA Test that Identifies Down Syndrome in Pregnancy Can Also Detect Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13

A newly available DNA-based prenatal blood test that can identify a pregnancy with Down syndrome can also identify two [Read More]

Patients’ Brains May Adapt to ADHD Medication

Patients’ Brains May Adapt to ADHD Medication

New research reveals how the brain appears to adapt to compensate for the effects of long-term ADHD medication, [Read More]

Gene Regulator in Brain’s Executive Hub Tracked Across Lifespan

Gene Regulator in Brain’s Executive Hub Tracked Across Lifespan

Mental illness suspect genes are among the most environmentally responsive. For the first time, scientists have tracked [Read More]

Same Genes Linked to Early- and Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

Same Genes Linked to Early- and Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

The same gene mutations linked to inherited, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease have been found in people with the more [Read More]

Obesity Reduces the Size of Your Brain

Obesity Reduces the Size of Your Brain

New research from Uppsala University shows that a specific brain region linked to appetite regulation is reduced in [Read More]

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