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Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2020

Study reveals racial disparities in access to the correct medications for Alzheimer's patients. Asian and black patients are less likely to be prescribed anti-dementia medications and have an increased likelihood of being prescribed antipsychotic medications. ... Read More...

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New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2020

Psychedelics, such as psilocybin, provide lasting improvements in mood and feelings of social connectedness, after the effect of the drug has worn off. ... Read More...

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Human Exposure to Aluminum Linked to Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2020

Researchers found a close association between high aluminum content in brain tissue and amyloid-beta location in post-mortem samples of people with familial Alzheimer's disease. The findings back up previous claims that aluminum exposure may be linked to the development of the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...

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New insights into a Parkinson’s disease protein

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2020

Alpha synuclein's non-amyloidal component (NAC) aids the protein's movement through axons. When the NAC region is removed, alpha-synuclein did not move within axons. ... Read More...

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Improved brain chip for precision treatment of brain cancer

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2020

A new brain chip allows multiple simultaneous drugs to be administered directly to glioblastoma brain cancer tumors.... Read More...

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Antipsychotics associated with increased risk of head & brain injuries in persons with Alzheimer’s disease

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2020

Alzheimer's patients who used antipsychotics had a 29% increased risk of head injury and a 22% higher risk of TBI compared to others with the neurodegenerative disease who did not use the medications.... Read More...

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Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 15, 2020

Daily, early morning exposure to blue light therapy can help the healing process in people suffering from mild traumatic brain injury.... Read More...

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Inflammation a “game changer” as cellular death dance discovered

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 15, 2020

TNFR1 receptors arrange themselves into clusters, joining together trimers and making oligomers that create a pro-inflammatory response observed in a variety of diseases.... Read More...

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Having less sex linked to earlier menopause

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 15, 2020

Women who are sexually active on at least a monthly basis have a lower risk of early menopause than women who have sex less frequently, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Burnout linked with irregular heartbeat

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 14, 2020

Vital exhaustion, commonly referred to as 'burnout', increases the risk of developing atrial fibrillation. ... Read More...

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Probiotic could guard against Parkinson’s

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 14, 2020

Building on previous research that links gut bacteria to the development of Parkinson's disease, researchers identified a probiotic which prevents the formation of alpha-synuclein.... Read More...

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Protein associated with ovarian cancer exacerbates neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 13, 2020

OCIAD1, a protein commonly associated with ovarian cancer, contributes to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease by impairing mitochondrial function, leading to synaptic damage and neural vulnerability.... Read More...

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Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Female chimps with powerful moms are less likely to leave home

New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics

Neuroscience

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Female chimps with powerful moms are less likely to leave home

New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics

Neurology

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Human Exposure to Aluminum Linked to Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

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Female chimps with powerful moms are less likely to leave home

New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics

medicine

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics

Human Exposure to Aluminum Linked to Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

New insights into a Parkinson’s disease protein

Improved brain chip for precision treatment of brain cancer

Antipsychotics associated with increased risk of head & brain injuries in persons with Alzheimer’s disease

Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury

Inflammation a “game changer” as cellular death dance discovered

Having less sex linked to earlier menopause

Burnout linked with irregular heartbeat

Probiotic could guard against Parkinson’s

Protein associated with ovarian cancer exacerbates neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s