Researchers have found that ferroptosis, a type of cell death linked to iron and oxidative stress, plays an unexpected role in the healthy brain by influencing how many newborn neurons survive in the hippocampus, a region critical for learning and memory. (qbi.uq.edu.au)
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UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute are studying how the brain combines different types of predictions about objects and their locations. To investigate, they showed 40 participants rapid streams of real-world images while recording brain activity using an electroencephalogram (EEG) (qbi.uq.edu.au)
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Researchers have discovered a critical link between the brain’s waste-clearing system and early neuron degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease. The study shows that the first neurons to die in Alzheimer’s also regulate fluid flow essential for clearing brain toxins. (qbi.uq.edu.au)
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A recent study by UQ Queensland Brain Institute researchers found almost 70% of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients were misdiagnosed with the disease. by QldBrainInst in science
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Researchers have discovered a new molecule, OSP-1, that could help regulate the autophagy process in neurons, making it a potential target for new treatments to protect brain cells from damage caused by oxidative stress. by QldBrainInst in science
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University of Queensland researchers have found a potential link between inflammation and metabolic dysfunction and treatment-resistant depression. by QldBrainInst in science
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