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07/17/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Does aging BEGIN in the brain? Development of new neurons slows down as we get older, followed by regular signs of aging

Can aging be slowed down or even reversed? The answer to that is yes, according to researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. One needs only to look at the hypothalamus, where certain neural stem cells can both precipitate and reverse the aging process. For their study, the researchers made use of healthy mice. When the animals […]

05/26/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Can compulsive hoarding and kleptomania be explained by neuroscience? Researchers identify the neurons responsible for “object craving”

Neuroscience may have finally figured out the part of the brain that drives people to shop, hoard, and even steal items. In an article from Science Daily, Korean researchers identified the neurons that caused “object craving” in mice. Children, compulsive hoarders, and kleptomaniacs all love to receive and get objects. It’s natural for the first example, […]

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