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Aging nerve insulation promotes Alzheimer’s

Immune cells (yellow) clear amyloid plaques (magenta) in the brain of an Alzheimer's mouse (left). Degenerating myelin distracts them from it (right). ...

Parkinson’s drug for ALS?

In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), motor neurons, the nerve cells that control muscle movement, are destroyed. © Dr_Microbe/ iStock ...

»The decisive factor is the ability to feel«

An embryoid on day 8. ©M. Zernicka-Goetz What protection should embryoids – stem cell-based embryos – have? The bioethicist Hannah Schickl on positions in research. RAINER KURLEMANN...

Looking into the brain when in pain

Location of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), which is particularly active in chronic pain. © Prasad Shirvalkar ...

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