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FeaturedNeurology·September 9, 2015·5 min readPanel Advises Routine Brain Health Screening for People Over 70A panel of world experts in aging recommend everyone over 70 have annual evaluations of their memory and reasoning abilities.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2015·4 min readGene Therapy Triggers Functional Cell Growth of Degenerating Neurons in Alzheimer’s BrainsAccording to a new study, degenerating neurons in the brains of Alzheimer's patients measurably responded to a new, experimental gene therapy.Read More
