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In the vast realm of scientific research, one question has captivated scientists for years: do psychiatric disorders have a causal relationship with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), or is it all a coincidence? A team of researchers took on this challenge by conducting a bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study. They delved into the massive amount of public […]
Imagine stepping on a moving target while trying to maintain balance. Now, picture how tricky it would be if you were older and your body wasn’t as quick and stable as it once was. In a targeted stepping task, researchers compared the stepping performance of young and older adults. Surprisingly, they found that both groups […]
Imagine you’re at a museum, staring at a painting. As you examine the intricate details and colors, your brain is hard at work. A recent study used mice to better understand how visual stimuli are processed in the brain. The researchers measured something called Neurophysiological Differentiation (ND), which tells us how many different activity states […]
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