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- Animal models have been fundamental to advancing our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, but their value is increasingly being questioned. Professor Jürgen Götz and Dr Pranesh Padmanabhan present their perspective on animal models in Alzheimer's research.
- Director of the Queensland Brain Institute, Professor Pankaj Sah, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in recognition of his exceptional contribution to neuroscience
- Scientists have discovered that vitamin D is important in the process of differentiation of early dopaminergic neurons during development, which has implications for schizophrenia research.
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