Neuroscience
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Aging Reimagined
The Secrets of Living to 100
![Photo: This image shows microglia and astrocytes, components of our brain's immune system, in the heat of battle against those beta-amyloid protein plaques, the drivers of the concatenation of events presented above. Being able to study them at this level of detail will allow us to better understand the pathology and, hopefully in the near future, to develop effective therapies against the origin of the disease. Image taken with reflection confocal and/or scanning spectral fluorescence microscope LEICA Stellaris 8. Objective: HCX PL APO 63x/1.30 Glyc W.D. 0.30 mm. Composite made from 43 Z-planes with LASX 3D software and post-processed with FIJI.](/files/2024/02/The_Tiny_Circumspect_Rival_of_the_Central_Nervous_System-feat-crop-636x425.jpg)
Aging Reimagined
Can We Find a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease?
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Listen Now
How Do Memories Work?
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CTE and Sports
Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds
![Image: Picture of a memory. Blue dots are positive memory cells, and the red dots are negative memory cells. Dots are shown in a pattern with veins. The memories shown here are located in the hippocampus of a mouse.](/files/2022/09/feat-Picture1_copy-636x425.jpg)
Memory Manipulation
Unlocking the Power of Our Emotional Memory
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Kilachand Fund