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Zoos Could Be a Zone for High Impact Soundscape Research

Zoos are an untapped resource for scientists working on sound, research suggests. Closer collaboration between scientists and the zoo community may mean future research could benefit animals and deepen our understanding of the natural world.

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Zebrafish Genes Offer Clues to Healing Hearing Loss

Scientists have discovered how two genes control the regeneration of sensory hair cells in zebrafish, a process that fish perform naturally but humans cannot, offering new clues for addressing hearing loss in humans.

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How a Healthy Glymphatic System Could Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

This article explores how the glymphatic system clears brain waste, its role in Alzheimer’s disease and how lifestyle factors like sleep, diet and vascular health can help maintain its function.

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Dementia Research Is “On the Cusp of a Major Breakthrough”

We spoke with Dr. Niranjan Bose, managing director, Health & Life Sciences Strategy, Gates Ventures, about how proteomics-based biomarkers and international partnerships are changing the future of neurodegenerative disease research.

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What Blood Biomarkers Can – and Can’t – Tell Us About Alzheimer’s

Researchers are investigating blood-based biomarkers like pTau217 for Alzheimer’s detection, offering a less invasive alternative to traditional methods. However, challenges remain due to the interference of proteins from other organs.

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EEG Biomarkers: The Future of Monitoring Neurological Health?

Learn about the potential of EEG biomarkers in the early detection and monitoring of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's with Dr. Javier Escudero, reader in biomedical signal processing at the University of Edinburgh.

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Microdosing Psychedelics: Hype, Hope or Science?

Microdosing psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin is gaining popularity, but science remains inconclusive. Small studies report modest benefits in mood, focus and sleep, though placebo effects loom large.

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The Promise and Perils of Weight Loss Drugs

This article examines the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, highlighting their effectiveness in obesity and diabetes management while addressing concerns over side effects, mental health risks, high costs and long-term sustainability.

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How Digital Biomarkers Enable Patient-Centric Clinical Trials

Explore how digital biomarkers are transforming clinical trials with real-time data, continuous monitoring and AI-driven patient insights.

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Neuroethics and the Future of the Animal Rights Movement

This article explores some of the reasons animal models are used in neuroscience and how this could change in the future.

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Modeling Tauopathy: How New Mouse Models Could Help Map Alzheimer’s Disease

While amyloid-beta has been a central focus in drug development, increasing evidence points to tau pathology as a more accurate predictor of disease progression. This is where the work of Dr. Naoto Watamura could be vital.

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SMART Templates Break CRISPR’s PAM Barrier With 10× Editing Reach

Scientists have developed SMART (silently mutate and repair template), a strategy that dramatically expands the editable range of CRISPR targets by redesigning the repair template without changing the enzyme.

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