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Cause of Alzheimer's disease traced to mutation in common enzyme
EurekAlert! - 24 Oct 2020 08:00
(Tokyo Metropolitan University) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new mechanism by which clumps of tau protein are created in the brain, killing brain cells and causing Alzheimer's disease....
PTSD and Alcohol Abuse Go Hand-in-Hand, but Males and Females Exhibit Symptoms Differently
Neuroscience News - 25 Oct 2020 00:05
Male and female rodents exhibit distinct symptoms and brain features of both PTSD and alcohol use disorder. Following trauma, males show increased GABA receptor function, while females showed increased GABA release.
SARS-CoV-2 uses a second secret doorway into cells
Live Science - 24 Oct 2020 19:09
Scientists have found a second doorway, called neuropilin-1, that the novel coronavirus uses to invade human cells.
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 24)
Singularity Hub - 24 Oct 2020 18:00
AUGMENTED REALITY Forgot AR Glasses: Augmented Reality Is Headed to Your Windshield Luke Dormehl | Digital Trends “…What Envisics has developed is a headset-free, in-car holography system that aims to transform the w...
Is it possible for anything to be 'germ-free'?
Live Science - 24 Oct 2020 15:00
Instead of striving to be "germ-free," try to keep germs out of the wrong places.
New imaging method reveals HIV's sugary shield in unprecedented detail
Science Daily - 24 Oct 2020 03:10
Scientists have devised a method for mapping in unprecedented detail the thickets of slippery sugar molecules that help shield HIV from the immune system. Mapping these shields will give researchers a more complete under...
PTSD and alcohol abuse go hand-in-hand, but males and females exhibit symptoms differently
Science Daily - 24 Oct 2020 03:10
Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists have zeroed-in on certain changes in the brain that may be responsible for driving alcohol abuse among people with PTSD. In studi...