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Varicella zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, activates herpes simplex virus (HSV) from dormancy in neural tissue grown in vitro, which then leads to an increase in […]
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Emilia Clarke. Credit: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. In a recent interview, “Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke spoke about being able to live “completely normally” […]
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Cody Smith chats with a graduate student in his lab. Credit: Matt Cashore / University of Notre Dame During the embryonic stage of brain development, some neurons and synapses form […]
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Graphical abstract. Cell (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.05.017 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million individuals in the U.S. […]
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Analyzing brain stem cells of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Rutgers scientists have found evidence of irregularities in very early brain development that may contribute […]
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Charlotte, a study participant. Credit: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute An Australian-first study has found collecting and storing cells from a baby’s umbilical cord and later transferring them to a sibling […]