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Study reveals how air pollution contributes to Alzheimer’s disease

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Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs. Breathing in wildfire smoke or automobile-related city smog doesn’t just increase the risk of asthma and heart disease-it may also contribute to brain diseases as diverse as Alzheimer’s and autism. Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered … Read more

Breakthrough discovery sheds light on how brain cells activate learning genes

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A breakthrough study published today in the Journal of Neuroscience sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of genes essential for learning and memory.  Researchers have identified a key pathway that links how neurons send signals to each other, or synaptic activity, … Read more