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Neuron diversity and vulnerability in neurodegenerative disease

Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, are devastating disorders affecting millions worldwide.

Thomas Perlmann Thomas Perlmann

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Inactive variants of death receptor p75ᴺᵀᴿ reduce Alzheimer’s neuropathology by interfering with APP internalization

Yi, Chenju, Ket Yin Goh, Lik-Wei Wong, Ajeena Ramanujan, Kazuhiro Tanaka, Sreedharan Sajikumar and Carlos F. Ibáñez. 2020. Inactive variants...

Carlos Ibanez Carlos Ibanez

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The cellular and molecular connectome of somatic sensation

The underlying circuitry for somatic sensation remains a mystery.

Patrik Ernfors Patrik Ernfors
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