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Why our brains can’t resist sugar : NPR

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Bad sleep harms old-age memory by disrupting the brain’s ‘waste removal system’

Poor sleep among older adults is linked to disruptions in the brain’s “waste removal system,” according to researchers at The…

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Alzheimer’s treatment may lie in the brain’s own cleanup crew

For more than three decades, scientists have been racing to stop Alzheimer’s disease by removing amyloid beta plaques — sticky…

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Mutation increases enzyme in mouse brains linked to schizophrenia behaviors

A genetic mutation found in two human patients with schizophrenia also increased schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice with the same mutation,…

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Environment

Microplastics can block blood vessels in mice brains, researchers find | Plastics

Microplastics can move through mice brains and block blood vessels, essentially mimicking blood clots that could potentially be fatal or…

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Bacteria, brains, and sugar: Scientists uncover new connections

Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they…

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Environment

Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests | Plastics

The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains,…

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Researchers map the brain’s self-healing abilities after stroke

A new study by researchers at the Department of Molecular Medicine at SDU sheds light on one of the most…

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Tech

Sleeping pills stop the brain’s system for cleaning out waste

“When we used the flow fiber photometry method to look into the brains of mice, we saw these slow waves…

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Brains of people with sickle cell disease appear older

A new study led by WashU Medicine researchers has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to…

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