How a brain messenger protein drives progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers discover that, in mice, a protein called Arc helps spread toxic Tau proteins from sick brain cells to healthy ones.
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Newly discovered brain mechanism linked to anxiety, OCD
A new study shows that, like buttons on a game controller, specific microglia populations activate anxiety and OCSD behaviors while others dampen them.
Read MoreA sound treatment
Biomedical engineer Jan Kubanek has discovered that treatments of brain disorders may not have to require drugs or invasive surgery at all—just sound waves.
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