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·February 23, 2021·5 min read

‘Walking’ Molecule Superstructures Could Help Create Neurons for Regenerative Medicine

A new 3-D printed biomaterial is able to mimic the properties of living brain tissue. The new material could be used to enhance regenerative medicine therapies.

Featured Neurology Pain

·October 18, 2017·6 min read

‘Wasabi Receptor’ for Pain Discovered in Flatworms

Discovery could pave the way for new treatments for chronic pain in humans, researchers report.

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·February 4, 2021·3 min read

‘Where Did I Park My Car?’ Brain Stimulation Improves Mental Time Travel

Applying transcranial magnetic stimulation to brain networks responsible for memory helped improve memories of complex and realistic events.

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·March 30, 2018·4 min read

Adult Onset Neurodegeneration Has Roots in Early Development

Gene expressions in the brain that occur early in development may explain why some cerebellar stem cell populations behave differently in people with SCA1, researchers report.

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·June 19, 2022·4 min read

AI Detects Autism Speech Patterns Across Different Languages

Machine learning algorithms help researchers identify speech patterns in children on the autism spectrum that are consistent between different languages.

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·March 1, 2021·4 min read

AI Shows Public Attitude Toward COVID-19 Is More ‘Infectious’ Than Disease Itself

Applying an AI to analyze tweets, researchers report people's attitudes toward COVID-19 may be more infectious than the virus itself.

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·August 10, 2020·4 min read

AI-Enhanced Precision Medicine Identifies Novel Autism Subtype

Precision-medicine enhanced with the help of artificial intelligence assisted in the identification of a new autism subtype that was characterized by abnormal lipid levels. AI-enhanced precision medicine could become a biomedical screening tool for ASD.

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·February 23, 2021·5 min read

ALS Neuron Damage Reversed With New Compound

NU-9, a novel, non-toxic compound, targets upper motor neurons and reverses damage associated with ALS within 60 days of treatment.

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·July 23, 2021·4 min read

Americans With Higher Net Worth at Midlife Tend to Live Longer

People who are financially more comfortable during mid-life tend to live longer, researchers say.

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·March 20, 2023·4 min read

Americans’ IQ Scores Are Lower in Some Areas, Higher in One

While scores for verbal reasoning and matrix reasoning have decreased, scores for spatial reasoning have improved, researchers report.

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·November 16, 2017·13 min read

An Internal Fountain of Youth: Why These Amish Live Longer and Healthier

Researchers have identified a genetic mutation in an extended Amish family that allow them to live 10 percent longer and have 10 percent longer telomeres than other Amish kindred members who do not have the mutation. People with this mutation also have a lower diabetes risk and lower vascular aging, researchers note.

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·September 25, 2020·4 min read

Anxious, Moody Older Adults Are Vulnerable to Worse Cognitive Function

Older people who have higher levels of neuroticism are more likely to have worse cognitive function than those with other personality traits. Researchers say personality traits may be related to how well people can maintain their cognitive function, despite developing neuropathology associated with aging and dementia.

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Northwestern University

‘Walking’ Molecule Superstructures Could Help Create Neurons for Regenerative Medicine

‘Wasabi Receptor’ for Pain Discovered in Flatworms

‘Where Did I Park My Car?’ Brain Stimulation Improves Mental Time Travel

Adult Onset Neurodegeneration Has Roots in Early Development

AI Detects Autism Speech Patterns Across Different Languages

AI Shows Public Attitude Toward COVID-19 Is More ‘Infectious’ Than Disease Itself

AI-Enhanced Precision Medicine Identifies Novel Autism Subtype

ALS Neuron Damage Reversed With New Compound

Americans With Higher Net Worth at Midlife Tend to Live Longer

Americans’ IQ Scores Are Lower in Some Areas, Higher in One

An Internal Fountain of Youth: Why These Amish Live Longer and Healthier

Anxious, Moody Older Adults Are Vulnerable to Worse Cognitive Function

Inhale, Exhale, Remember: Uncovering the Breath-Memory Connection

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