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An Eternal Search For a “Cure”: How Real-World Diseases May Have Led to the Modern Vampire

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By Anastasiia Gryshyna and Ayushe Sharma Vampires have been a source of fascination for centuries. Whether portrayed as bloodthirsty killers, immortality-seeking psychopaths, or misunderstood romantics, these creatures of the night… Read more
Aging Cognition 

Is Aging a Curable Disease?

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By Arielle Hogan As you sit here reading this article, your cells are working away in your body performing all the diverse biochemical reactions necessary to keep you going. As… Read more
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Neuro Cartilla: El Envejecimiento

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Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Aging, Gabrielle Torre Traducido por Daniela Semerjian ~~~ ¿Qué le sucede al cerebro en el envejecimiento? El envejecimiento normal viene con muchos cambios en la estructura… Read more
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Aging Brain Basics Neuro Primer Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders 

Neuro Primer: Aging

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What happens to the brain in aging? Normal aging comes with many changes in brain structure and function. As individuals approach the age of 65 years and above, they experience… Read more
Brain Basics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sleep 

The inescapable nightmare of fatal familial insomnia

Sean Noah , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
A family curse During the early 1980’s, an Italian physician was investigating a mysterious and dreadful disease that had long plagued his family. In earlier generations, this disease had killed… Read more
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Movement Neuro News 

The Strange Relationship between Nicotine and Parkinson’s Disease

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According to the World Health Organization, smoking is responsible for approximately 6 million deaths in the world every year or one fatality every six seconds.  71% of all lung cancers… Read more
Did You Know? Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sleep 

Melatonin: An Old Hormone with New Tricks

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Melatonin: you’ve undoubtedly seen it in the supplement aisle at the drugstore…that natural sleep remedy your aunt recommended once, sounding vaguely like a portmanteau of mellow and serotonin.  But between… Read more
CRISPR-Cas9 Knowing Neurons
Did You Know? Neuroscience Technologies 

CRISPR-Cas9: Targeted Genome Editing

Jooyeun Lee , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
~ Infographic by Jooyeun Lee and Kate Fehlhaber. ~ References: Hsu P. & Feng Zhang (2014). Development and Applications of CRISPR-Cas9 for Genome Engineering, Cell, 157 (6) 1262-1278. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.05.010 Fineran… Read more
Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sleep 

From Turkey Comas To New Disease Treatments

Kate Fehlhaber , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Neurodegenerative disorders, like Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease, are devastating.  As you can imagine, witnessing the slow and progressive loss of a loved one’s mental and emotional states is an extremely… Read more
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