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·June 18, 2020·3 min read

Clear signs of brain injury with severe COVID-19

Some coronavirus patients exhibit clinical and neurochemical signs of brain injury associated with the viral infection. COVID-19 patients who required ventilation had increased plasma NfL levels. The higher NfL concentration levels were linked to the severity of infection. Read More

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·April 23, 2020·5 min read

New blood test for Alzheimer’s developed

A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease measures a specific variant of the tau protein. Early results show the test has a good capacity to distinguish Alzheimer's disease from other tauopathies. Read More

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·May 2, 2019·3 min read

New brain mechanisms regulating body weight identified: Rodent study

Interleukin-6 interacts with leptin in the lateral parabrachial nucleus to reduce food intake. Reducing IL-6 in the IPBL increases weight gain and could help explain why some are more prone to overeating and obesity. Read More

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·March 7, 2019·4 min read

Children Have Elevated Risk for Mental Health Issues if Mother Treated for Infection During Pregnancy

Risks for autism and depression are higher if one’s mother was in a hospital with an infection during pregnancy according to a new study. Read More

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·January 9, 2019·2 min read

First Pregnancy After Robot Assisted Uterus Transplant

Researchers report a woman who underwent revolutionary robotic uterine transplant surgery is now pregnant. The child will be the first born following a transplant using the new robotic surgical technique. Read More

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·January 3, 2019·3 min read

New Insight Into the Process of New Neuron Generation in the Adult Brain

Researchers discover the protein nestin produced in astrocytes plays a role in inhibiting neural differentiation. The study reports nestin does not control adult neurogenesis by acting within neural stem cells, but by regulating Notch signals neural stem cells receive from astrocytes. Read More