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Cell’s ‘garbage disposal’ may have another role: Helping neurons near skin sense the environment

The typical job of the proteasome, the garbage disposal of the cell, is to grind down proteins into smaller bits…

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Neurons help flush waste out of brain during sleep

There lies a paradox in sleep. Its apparent tranquility juxtaposes with the brain’s bustling activity. The night is still, but…

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Researchers hack neurons’ internal clocks to accelerate the study of neurological diseases

The neurons that make up our brains and nervous systems mature slowly over many months. And while this may be…

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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s: Scientists produce human norepinephrine neurons from stem cells

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have identified a protein key to the development of a type of brain cell…

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