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Alzheimer’s disease
31
Mar

‘The clocks that time us’—circadian rhythms in neurodegenerative disorders

March 31, 2022
Videnovic A, Lazar AS, Barker RA, Overeem S. ‘The clocks that time us’–circadian rhythms in neurodegenerative disorders. Nat Rev Neurol. 2014;10(12):683-693. doi:10.1038/nrneurol.2014.206 The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Nat Rev Neurol Abstract Circadian rhythms are physiological and behavioural cycles generated by an endogenous biological clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus. The circadian system influences...
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26
Jan

Photobiomodulation for Alzheimer’s Disease: Has the Light Dawned?

January 26, 2022
Hamblin, M.R. Photobiomodulation for Alzheimer’s Disease: Has the Light Dawned? Photonics 2019, 6, 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics6030077 Abstract Next to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia is probably the most worrying health problem facing the Western world today. A large number of clinical trials have failed to show any benefit of the tested drugs in stabilizing or reversing the steady...
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09
Jul

Chapter 21 – Retina and melanopsin neurons

July 9, 2021
La Morgia C, Carelli V, Sadun AA. Retina and melanopsin neurons. Handb Clin Neurol. 2021;179:315-329. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819975-6.00020-0. PMID: 34225972. Abstract Melanopsin retinal ganglion cells (mRGCs) are the third class of retinal photoreceptors with unique anatomical, electrophysiological, and biological features. There are different mRGC subtypes with differential projections to the brain. These cells contribute to many...
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