Brain
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17 Jan 2019
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Korean researchers have identified the inhibition of autophagy in microglia, brain immune cells. It is expected to help develop treatments for Alzheimer’s diseases which occur due to the inhibition of autophagy.
07 Jan 2019
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Korean researchers have clarified the fundamentals of coiled toxin protein which causes neurodegenerative brain disorders. The result is expected to speed the development of treatment for neurodegenerative disorder.
13 Dec 2018
University of Malaya
This book presents the general neurosurgery problem-based learning that combines case studies and pathology illustration in a simple and easy to understand way. The book is currently published in Mandarin and is hoped to be translated to other languages in the near future.
07 Nov 2018
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
New research documents how modifications to RNA keep nerve junctions flexible.
01 Nov 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
A new statistical tool for collectively analyzing large sets of brainwaves promises to accelerate neurofunctional research.
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Giants in history
Singaporean physician Oon Chiew Seng (1916 – 31 March 2022) advanced dementia care and research in Singapore, and co-founded the Apex Harmony Lodge, the nation’s first nursing home for residents with dementia.
David T. Wong (born 1936) is a Hong Kong-born American neuroscientist who is best known for discovering the antidepressant drug fluoxetine, better known as Prozac.