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Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain ...

However, by removing brain cells called Astrocytes, scientists found they could starve out glioblastoma tumors in mice. Further, the tumors remained gone for as long as the astrocytes were repressed.

By tracking microplastics in the brains of mice, the team found they damaged the brain’s immune cells. These protective cells accumulated microplastics, instead of digesting them, and then the damaged ...

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As a result, the speed of dirty CSF flowing out of the brains of older mice was 63 percent slower compared to younger animals. Known drug restarts flow of brain cleaning fluids .

For the first time, however, experts succeeded in visually tracking the movement of microplastics through brain blood vessels in mice—and the pile-ups resembled a microscopic “car crash.” ...

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The mice's brain activity also looked resilient. "The whole thing seemed like such a wild idea that I almost couldn't believe it worked," Xia said.