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Imagine your brain is a music symphony, playing beautiful melodies of movement. As we age, the conductor of this symphony, called motor inhibition, starts to lose its rhythm. But there’s hope! Recent research suggests that musicians, both young and old, may be able to keep the conductor in sync for longer. A study compared the […]
Imagine a detective duo, BACE1 and SCD1, investigating the case of neurodegeneration. In this study, the researchers examined the relationship between these two suspects in various models of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings revealed that BACE1 and SCD1 were not only increased but also found together in astrocytes of the hippocampus in a rat […]
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is an aging-associated neurodegenerative disorder, threatening millions of people worldwide. The onset and progression of AD can be accelerated by environmental risk factors, such as bacterial and viral infections. Human herpesviruses are ubiquitous infectious agents that underpin numerous inflammatory disorders including neurodegenerative diseases. Published studies concerning human herpesviruses in AD imply an […]
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