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Senolytics target Alzheimer’s-linked brain enzymes without harming healthy ones: Using brain tissue samples from Alzheimer’s patients, scientists discovered that dasatinib and nintedanib, both senolytics, blocked enzymes associated with amyloid-beta plaques but did not affect normal brain enzymes.

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A neuroimaging study of action video game players revealed that these individuals tend to have enhanced functional and structural connectivity in the dorsal visual stream of the brain

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Research found people who hold strong moral convictions about political issues make decisions more quickly—but that these choices are shaped by both emotional brain responses and metacognitive ability

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A study shows how food poisoning leads to lasting food aversions by activating specific neural pathways in the brain.

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Researchers found α-Conotoxin TxIB, from sea snails, reduces nicotine’s effects in mice by blocking brain receptors, lowering hyperactivity and dopamine spikes

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People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often have trouble communicating and resolving relationship difficulties with their romantic partners

A demanding work culture could be quietly undermining efforts to raise birth rates - research from China shows that working more than 40 hours a week significantly reduces people’s desire to have children.

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