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Imagine you’re hosting a party, and you invite two guests who don’t get along well — Hypoxia and Sleep Disturbance. As the night progresses, you observe that Hypoxia runs amok, causing changes in various party spots like the living room, kitchen, and backyard. On the other hand, Sleep Disturbance seems to be playing more mischief […]
Imagine the human brain as a complex orchestra, with different instruments playing different tunes. In this study, scientists focused on one particular instrument called Apolipoprotein-E (APOE) ε4, known to be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). They explored the associations between APOE ε4/ε4 and fluid biomarkers in patients with dementia and AD. Using cutting-edge […]
Just like how we save our favorite things for a special occasion, people throughout history have been burying objects with the dead, believing that these ‘grave goods’ will be useful in the afterlife. But why do we do this? That’s the question these researchers set out to answer. They wanted to understand if people’s explicit […]
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