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Microglia replacement therapy helps treat people with a rare genetic condition called ALSP, suggesting the approach could ...

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Remarkable new findings about the sugar stores in neurons have unlocked an entire new method of treating Alzheimer's disease ...

Microplastics research faces standardization challenges as viral headlines about "plastic in your brain" overshadow ...

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