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Ageing slows neuronal protein degradation in mice, leading to widespread accumulation and aggregation of long-lived proteins, particularly at synapses. As neuronal clearance declines, microglia ...

New evidence shows that precursors of myelin-producing cells — one of the few #brain cell types that continue to be produced ...

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A comprehensive new review is shedding light on the growing evidence that gut microbiome imbalances—known as dysbiosis—may ...

In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells - one of the few brain cell types that continue to be produced in the adult ...