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Imagine you have a beautiful garden, and every plant represents a different aspect of your brain. Well, researchers have discovered that in depressed patients who also have subclinical hypothyroidism (SHypo), one particular plant, the right middle frontal gyrus (MFG), seems to be wilting. This wilting of the MFG is associated with cognitive impairments, specifically poor […]
Think of your brain like a team of superheroes, each with their own special powers. Well, as we get older, one superhero named Executive Function starts to lose its abilities. In this study, scientists wanted to see just how much Executive Function declines with age. They recruited 26 young adults and 25 older adults and […]
Imagine trying to solve a puzzle, but only having a handful of the pieces. That’s what scientists studying Alzheimer’s disease have been up against. While they have discovered many small genetic variations associated with the disease, these only account for a fraction of its genetic basis. It turns out that the missing pieces may be […]
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