Study Sheds Light on Autism Spectrum Disorder Pathology
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A new study led by a team of UCLA scientists has found that changes in the brains of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more widespread than previously thought. The study, published in Nature, found that nearly every region of the cortex is changed in some way in people with ASD, contrary to the …
Transgenic Mouse Models May Assist with Parkinson’s Breakthrough
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Research in the past few decades has revealed a link between alpha-synuclein aggregates in the brain and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s. Until recently, though, scientists have not understood how those aggregates originate and spread. But a new experimental study using transgenic mouse models may change that. Researchers are hopeful that this new understanding of …
Animal Model May Provide Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Breakthrough
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A new biosensing technology developed by researchers from Hokkaido University and Toppan using an animal model may signal a breakthrough in early Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. The biosensing technology developed by the team using mouse models is able to detect amyloid β (Aβ) accumulation in the brain by measuring Aβ-binding exosomes in the blood. As clinical …
Animal Model Study Finds New Neural Signal
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Scientists have long wondered how the hippocampus alternates episodic memory formation and recall. While we know that these two competing processes – learning and remembering – are controlled by the hippocampus, scientists have struggled to observe how the brain knows when and how to shift from recalling past information to learning and responding to novel …
Tau Hot Spots: A New Discovery
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Today, over 55 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). While AD is the most common form of dementia, there is currently no cure for the disease. But a recent discovery about the role tau may play in AD represents an exciting breakthrough in our understanding of the progression of AD and other …