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Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, who ...

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Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine (YSM) have discovered two proteins on the surface of motor neurons in the ...

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Bar-Ilan University research shows even jellyfish and sea anemones repair DNA during repose, underscoring the fact that a ...

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A new study from the multidisciplinary brain research center at Bar-Ilan University found that jellyfish and sea anemones ...

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State Rep. Kyle Mullins' father died from ALS in 2022. That loss motivated him to fight for neurodegenerative disease research through legislative action. He helped secure $5 million in the state ...