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New research reveals eye changes that may signal Alzheimer's disease years before memory symptoms appear. Learn the early warning signs to watch for.

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered a key mechanism that helps shape how our brains are wired, and what can ...

Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key ...

D printers can be used to make organoids from a patient's cells that resemble human nerve tissue to test new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatments.

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With the aid of a 3D printer, researchers at Uppsala University have succeeded in creating a model that resembles human nerve tissue. The model, which can be cultured from the patient's own cells ...

The results of experiments in mice models were "astounding," said biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer of Stanford University.