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·August 5, 2023·5 min read

Linking Childhood Trauma to Mental Illness: Astrocytes Key to the Puzzle

The removal of excitatory synapses by astrocytes, triggered by stress hormones, can lead to mental illnesses induced by childhood neglect or abuse. The study reveals that synthetic glucocorticoids, or stress hormones, can boost astrocyte-mediated phagocytosis to abnormal levels.

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·July 18, 2023·6 min read

Culture and Geography Significantly Influence Sleep Patterns

A new study reveals that culture and geography significantly influence sleep patterns. Using data from Nokia smartwatches, the researchers analyzed 52 million logs over four years from 30,082 individuals in 11 countries.

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·August 4, 2022·4 min read

New Therapeutic Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease Without Inflammatory Side Effects

A newly developed novel fusion protein drug efficiently eliminates amyloid beta via an entirely different mechanism than amyloid-beta antibody-based immunotherapy.

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·July 31, 2022·3 min read

How a Neurotransmitter May Be the Key in Controlling Alzheimer’s Toxicity

Study reveals how somatostatin and copper affect amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease pathology.

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·November 29, 2021·5 min read

Researchers Develop Wireless Networks That Allow Brain Circuits to Be Controlled Remotely Through the Internet

A new system that combines neural implants with the internet of things can remotely control the brain circuits of numerous animals across the globe simultaneously and independently via the web.

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·December 28, 2020·4 min read

Astrocytes Eat Connections to Maintain Plasticity in Adult Brains

Astrocytes, not microglia, are responsible for constantly eliminating unnecessary and excessive adult synaptic connections in response to brain activity.

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·April 29, 2020·4 min read

Breastfeeding helps prevent mothers from developing diabetes after childbirth

Women who breastfeed have a reduced risk of developing diabetes, a new study reports. In mouse models, lactation improved glucose tolerance and increased beta-cell mass three weeks post-delivery. Prolactin produced as a result of lactation induced serotonin production of beta cells. Findings suggest serotonin mediates the long-term beneficial effects of lactation of female metabolic health by increasing beta-cell proliferation and reducing oxidative stress in beta-cells.

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·April 26, 2020·2 min read

Neuropeptide somatostatin enhances visual processing

The neuropeptide somatostatin improves visual processing and cognitive behaviors by reducing excitatory inputs to parvalbumin-positive interneurons in mice.

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·September 26, 2017·4 min read

Overturning the Theory of Tremors in Parkinson’s

KAIST researchers have identified a new mechanism that causes tremors associated with Parkinson's disease. The findings, researchers say, overturn long standing assumptions about how tremors occur in Parkinson's disease.

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Linking Childhood Trauma to Mental Illness: Astrocytes Key to the Puzzle

New Therapeutic Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease Without Inflammatory Side Effects

How a Neurotransmitter May Be the Key in Controlling Alzheimer’s Toxicity

Researchers Develop Wireless Networks That Allow Brain Circuits to Be Controlled Remotely Through the Internet

Astrocytes Eat Connections to Maintain Plasticity in Adult Brains

Breastfeeding helps prevent mothers from developing diabetes after childbirth

Neuropeptide somatostatin enhances visual processing

Overturning the Theory of Tremors in Parkinson’s

Fumes from Indoor Cooking Fuels Linked to Developmental Delays

Mood Dips During Pill Pause

Visual Recognition Memory: Familiarity Decoded by Brief Spikes

HSN Neuron Unravels Behavior Mysteries

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