Researchers found three master genes that alter brain development in Down syndrome, offering new clues about learning and memory differences.

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Bilaal Ali from Sheffield was diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) at birth – a rare, genetic disorder which affects about one in 100,000.

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A protein called klotho is reshaping how scientists understand cognitive aging, offering the first clear molecular link ...

A genetic analysis of the nuclei also showed that superager neural cells have increased gene activity linked to stronger synaptic connections, greater plasticity, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor ...

SuperAgers over 80 generate twice as many new brain cells as typical older adults, explaining their exceptional memory that ...

A research team led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London and University College London (UCL) has found new clues about how the brains of people with Down syndrome develop differently from ...

His life was saved thanks to the incredible instincts of his golden retriever barking to wake up his wife who performed CPR ...

A Harvard-discovered protein called REST appears to act as a neural bodyguard in the brains of people who stay cognitively ...

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