A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), reveals a causal link between dopamine and the reward responses in humans when listening to music. The study was conducted by researchers from the Cognition and Brain Plasticity Group of the University of Barcelona and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute of Bellvitge …
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A team of scientists led by Prof. Antonella Consiglio from the IDIBELL and the University of Barcelona (UB), and Prof. Angel Raya from the Center of Regenerative Medicine of Barcelona (CMR[B]/IDIBELL) have discovered that defective versions of human brain cells called astrocytes are linked to the buildup of a toxic protein that is one the …
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The gene that causes the disease is called DEGS1 and its defect may be counteracted with fingolimod, a drug currently used to treat multiple sclerosis
