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On the trail of Parkinson’s disease

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From the University of Konstanz press release: In a complex series of experiments they examined what the effects were of changing a single amino acid in the protein. The physicochemists were able to prove how… 

Study tests the ‘three-hit’ theory of autism

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From the Rockefeller University press release: Since the first case was documented in the United States in 1938, the causes of autism have remained elusive. Hundreds of genes, as well as environmental exposures, have been… 

Major research project provides new clues to schizophrenia

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From the Karolinska Institutet press release: Researchers at Karolinska Institutet collaborating in the large-scale Karolinska Schizophrenia Project are taking an integrative approach to unravel the disease mechanisms of schizophrenia. In the very first results now presented… 

Brain cells show teamwork in short-term memory

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From the University of Western Ontario press release: Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, and are not solo artists as previously thought, Western-led brain research has… 

Sound waves boost older adults’ memory, deep sleep

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From the Northwestern University press release: Gentle sound stimulation — such as the rush of a waterfall — synchronized to the rhythm of brain waves significantly enhanced deep sleep in older adults and improved their…