Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that affects more than 5 million people in the US. It is progressive and fatal and has no known cure. It is characterized by neuronal death, which may be linked to the formation of plaques of beta-amyloid in the brain. Immunotherapy against beta-amyloid has shown promise in reducing the formationContinueContinue reading “Alzheimer’s vaccine tested in dogs”
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Brain morphology in capuchin monkeys
New research shows that, like humans, capuchin monkeys may have certain differences in brain structure that are related to sex and ‘handedness’. Kimberley Phillips (Hiram College, Hiram, OH) and colleagues measured the size of the corpus callosum, the main white matter structure connecting the two cerebral hemispheres, in 14 capuchin monkeys. Nine of the monkeysContinueContinue reading “Brain morphology in capuchin monkeys”
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