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Faulty internal recycling by brain’s trash collectors may contribute to Alzheimer’s, scientists find
A defective trash-disposal system in the brain’s resident immune cells may be a major contributor to neurodegenerative disease. Preliminary observations show that this defect appears in the brains of patients who died of Alzheimer’s disease, so correcting
Study identifies new culprit that may make aging brains susceptible to neurodegenerative diseases
The steady accumulation of a protein in healthy, aging brains may explain seniors’ vulnerability to neurodegenerative disorders, a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine reports.
Long-term hearing loss from loud blasts may be treatable, researchers say
Long-term hearing loss from loud explosions, such as blasts from roadside bombs, may not be as irreversible as previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Scientists discern signatures of old versus young stem cells
A chemical code scrawled on histones — the protein husks that coat DNA in every animal or plant cell — determines which genes in that cell are turned on and which are turned off. Now, Stanford researchers have taken a new step in the deciphering of that h
Brain makes its own version of Valium, scientists discover
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that a naturally occurring protein secreted only in discrete areas of the mammalian brain may act as a Valium-like brake on certain types of epileptic seizures.
Firefly protein lights up degenerating muscles, aiding muscular-dystrophy research, scientists show
Stanford scientists have created a mouse model of muscular dystrophy in which degenerating muscle tissue gives off visible light.
Accelerated biological aging evident in women with Alzheimer’s risk factor, but inhibited by hormone therapy, researchers say
Healthy menopausal women carrying a well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease showed measurable signs of accelerated biological aging, a new study has found.
