BackgroundThe ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a key brain region for dopamine production and the regulation of reward-related behaviors. While ...

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Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have identified a promising drug target for Alzheimer's disease. The team ...

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It turns out we might be building up our brain when we exercise.” Betley is corresponding author of the researchers’ published paper in Neuron, titled “ Exercise-induced activation of ventromedial ...

Is the IDOL enzyme the key to stopping Alzheimer's? New research shows that blocking this single target can dissolve brain plaques and boost cognitive resilience.

The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and these could be targeted to help us run faster ...

Mutations in the ‘C9orf72’ gene cause progressive neurodegenerative diseases, namely Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and ...

Our brains age along with the rest of our bodies, and as they do, they produce fewer new brain cells. Now, researchers have ...

A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max ...