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·November 30, 2018·4 min read

Schizophrenia Symptoms Alleviated: Mouse Study

Researchers have alleviated schizophrenia symptoms in mice by restoring the ErbB4 receptor.

Image shows a brain slice of alzheimer's disease.

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·August 26, 2016·4 min read

Elevating Brain Protein Allays Symptoms of Alzheimer’s and Improves Memory

A new study reports that boosting levels of a specific brain protein alleviates the hallmark features of Alzheimer's in a mouse model of the disease.

Diagram shows how the drugs will target BACE1.

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·February 25, 2016·3 min read

Blocking the Harmful Behavior of a Key Alzheimer’s Enzyme

Researchers present a new therapeutic strategy that could help patients with Alzheimer's disease.

This image shows the interneurons migrating to the striatum.

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·June 10, 2015·2 min read

Mechanism Which Helps Interneurons Find Their Way to Striatum Identified

Researchers report they have identified the mechanism by which interneurons migrate to the striatum.

The image shows PET scans of a person's brain with Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 21, 2013·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Disease Protein Controls Movement in Mice

Researchers reveal the Bace1 protein, well known for its role in Alzheimer's disease, controls spindle development in muscles and leads to impaired movement when absent.

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·September 13, 2012·3 min read

How Early Social Deprivation Impairs Long-Term Cognitive Function

A study shows social isolation during early life prevents the cells that make up the brain's white matter from maturing and producing the right amount of myelin, the fatty "insulation" on nerve fibers that helps them transmit long-distance messages within the brain.