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Researchers gain insights into the genetic and molecular machinery that predisposes individuals to Alzheimer’s disease

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From the The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine media release: Mount Sinai researchers have achieved an unprecedented understanding of the genetic and molecular machinery in human… Read more »

How Sound Reduces Pain in Mice

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From the NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research news release: An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice. The findings,… Read more »

Study finds impairments in neurons derived from people with schizophrenia and genetic mutation

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From the University of Massachusetts Amherst press release: A scientific team has shown that the release of neurotransmitters in the brain is impaired in patients with schizophrenia who have a… Read more »

Study suggests listening to vocal music boosts recovery of language functions after stroke

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From the University of Helsinki press release: Research has shown that listening to music daily improves language recovery in patients who have experienced a stroke. However, the neural mechanisms underlying… Read more »

Study suggests childhood lead exposure may adversely affect adults’ personalities

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From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Lead exposure in childhood may lead to less mature and less healthy personalities in adulthood, according to a new study lead… Read more »