Neuroscience Archives

Overworked Brain Cells May Hold the Key to Parkinson’s –

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 12th September 2025

Scientists at Gladstone Institutes uncovered a surprising reason why dopamine-producing neurons, crucial for smooth body movements, die in Parkinson’s disease. In mice, when these neurons were kept overactive for weeks, they began to falter, Read More

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Why One Brain Circuit Collapses First in Alzheimer’s – New

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 9th September 2025

Virginia Tech scientists are probing how mitochondrial stress and calcium overload may cause Alzheimer’s to strike memory circuits first, offering clues to the disease’s earliest breakdown. One of the first parts of the Read More

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Blocking This One Protein Restores Aging Brains – New Study/Science

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 23rd August 2025

Researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered a surprising culprit in brain aging: a protein called FTL1. In aging mice, too much of this protein weakened memory and disrupted neural connections. But when scientists blocked Read More

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Head of Department of Neuroscience – Jobs in UK/Europe

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 4th August 2025

City University of Hong Kong<br />Salary: Competitive Read more… Credits: jobs.ac.uk DisclaimerRead More

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Neuroscience Just Proved Optimists Are on the Same Wavelength –

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 2nd August 2025

Optimists may be more alike than we thought—right down to their brainwaves. A new study shows they imagine the future in surprisingly similar ways, while pessimists each think differently. This brain-sync could explain why Read More