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2 weeks ago

The 10 Most Mind-Blowing Discoveries About the Brain in 2025

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, important and downright strange discoveries about how this resilient structure works, and 2025 didn't disappoint. Here are 10 of the most fascinating brain discoveries of this year for your own brain to noodle on.
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3 months ago
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See How Alzheimer's Disease WorksAnd How the Newest Treatments Fight It

FDA-approved amyloid-clearing therapies modestly slow Alzheimer's cognitive decline, yet disease biology remains complex with long preclinical phases and many unresolved questions.
fromwww.nature.com
6 months ago
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How short peptides disassemble tau fibrils in Alzheimer's disease

D-peptide D-TLKIVWC may disassemble tau fibrils, suggesting a strategy to halt Alzheimer's disease progression.
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fromWIRED
2 months ago

Blood Tests for Alzheimer's Are Here

An FDA-approved Roche blood test, Elecsys pTau181, measures phosphorylated tau in plasma to assist early Alzheimer's screening in primary care.
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