The finding may open a whole new world in the study of Alzheimer's disease, said biophysicist Aneta Stefanovska.

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

In a study published today in Nature Communications, the researchers have discovered a new type of brain cell that plays a ...

Researchers have identified ovoid cells, a new neuron type crucial for recognition memory, found in the hippocampus of ...

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Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

One gene, GSK3β, weakens neuron defenses against oxidative stress ... The GSK3b enzyme phosphorylates tau and frequently has been linked to Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases in years ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

These experiments revealed that HSV-1 can amplify tau modifications in specific locations linked to Alzheimer’s. Remarkably, these modifications seem to work as neuron preservers, reducing the ...

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