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There might just be a strange irony to this week’s news that Oscar Isaac, AKA the tousled X-wing pilot Poe Dameron, is up for a return to Star Wars if the script is right. Because before the actor’s comments in a new interview with Variety, it was quite possible to forget that the sequel trilogy ever existed. Was The Force …

Researchers have reversed memory loss in aging mice by targeting a protein that builds up in brain cells, pointing toward a potential pathway to counter the cognitive declines of aging. In a new study, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, examined a protein called ferritin light chain 1 (FTL1), which was found to accumulate in the brain’s memory …

Summary: Aging disrupts memory by increasing levels of the protein FTL1 in the hippocampus, new research shows. In mice, excess FTL1 caused neurons to grow abnormally and led to memory decline, while reducing FTL1 reversed these impairments. Old mice with suppressed FTL1 regained youthful neural connections and performed better on memory tasks. The findings suggest that blocking FTL1 may open …

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Neural organoids were differentiated from iPSC-derived Neural Progenitor Cells (NPC) for up to 14 weeks and characterized throughout development (Fig. 1a). Gene expression of synaptic plasticity markers was quantified from week 0 to week 12. Calcium signaling development was analyzed from week 2 to week 14. Finally, electrical activity was characterized by High-Density Microelectrode Arrays (HD-MEAs) over two independent time periods, from …

How Recharging the Brain’s “Batteries” Restored Lost Memory  SciTechDaily reverses pharmacological and neurodegenerative cognitive impairment in mice  Nature Scientists reversed memory loss by powering the brain’s tiny engines  ScienceDaily First proof brain’s powerhouses drive – and can reverse – dementia symptoms  New Atlas Neurodegenerative diseases: Research establishes causal link between mitochondrial dysfunction and cognitive symptoms  Medical Xpress Source link

One exercise could boost memory and reduce dementia risk, says doctor  The Times of India Dr. Roach: Changes you can make to avoid dementia, Alzheimer’s later  The Detroit News Dementia cases projected to double by 2060, but researchers say prevention is possible  KATU These four healthy habits can boost cognitive function in older age, study finds  The Globe and Mail AAIC 2025: US POINTER …

I’m not a medical person but my mum was a midwife before she retired. She told me about the septum primum and has always referred to it as the most amazing thing about human development that continues to blow her mind. In short, it’s a valve in the heart that develops when in the womb. It allows blood to bypass …

Mitochondria, the tiny organelles without which our bodies would be deprived of energy, are gradually revealing their mysteries. In a new study published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers from Inserm and the University of Bordeaux at the NeuroCentre Magendie, in collaboration with researchers from the Université de Moncton in Canada, have for the first time succeeded in establishing a causal link …

Summary: Researchers studying people with epilepsy have discovered that nerve cells in the medial temporal lobe coordinate their firing with slow brain waves to encode and retrieve memories. This synchronization, known as theta-phase locking, occurs at one to ten cycles per second and is active during both learning and recall. The strength of this rhythm during memory formation did not …