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Researchers uncover a potential method for interrupting the misfolding of tau protein that underlies neurodegenerative disease

A spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD) are due to the accumulation of abnormal, misfolded tau proteins in the brain. Scientists have now found potential ways to interrupt this process...
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Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers including diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and stroke

Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990, according to a new study. Over the past three decades, reductions in death from leading killers fueled this progress, including diarrhea and lower respiratory infections, as well as stroke and ischemic heart disease. When the COVID-19 pandemi...
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Protecting the Emotional Health of Girls with ADHD

“I struggle to fit in. I try so hard to act normal, but I feel like such a fraud.”
“I feel dumb. My brain fails me all the time. It’s no use asking for help.”
“I’m always overwhelmed. If I’m not disciplined, everything becomes chaotic.”
We can’t talk ...
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Immunotherapy for Alzheimer's disease shows promise in mouse study

Scientists have shown that treating mice with an antibody that blocks the interaction between APOE proteins (white) sprinkled within Alzheimer's disease plaques and the LILRB4 receptor on microglia cells (purple) activates them to clean up damaging plaques (blue) in the brain....
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Active Ignoring for Better Behavior Works — If Done Right

The most effective way to reduce minor attention-seeking behaviors from your child is by ignoring them. Sounds simple, right? But you already know that ignoring whining, pestering, and arguin...
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Blended antioxidant supplement improves cognition and memory in aged mice

Cell damage from oxidative stress is a major underlying cause of age-related cognitive and muscle strength decline. Antioxidants can reduce oxidative stress and prevent age-related health decline. A new study has found that mice administered with a blended antioxidant supplement show significant imp...
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Simulations reveal mechanism behind protein build-up in Parkinson's disease

Researchers have used computational models to understand what drives the accumulation of alpha-synuclein protein, a key culprit in the development of Parkinson's disease.

“A Living Contradiction:” Stories of the AuDHD Experience

AuDHD — a combination of “autism” and “ADHD” — is a term that describes individuals who live with both neurotypes. While reporting varies substantially across studies, recent research estimates that 40% to 70% of autistic individuals also have ADHD....
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“How Hardcore Feminist Punk Rock Unlocked My AuDHD Brain”

I have always had a strong connection and pull to music, gaining inspiration from trailblazing female artists like Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell. But my relationship with music reached another level when I – during a moral burnout episode – stumbled upon a different kind of sound that c...
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App may pave way to treatments for no. 1 dementia in under-60s

A smartphone app could enable greater participation in clinical trials for people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a devastating neurological disorder that often manifests in midlife.