Neat News 224 (added 2016-08-11)

Gene Activity in Human Brains

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In order to understand better the brain and its illnesses - such as depression or Alzheimer's disease - scientists try to gain a better understanding of the way how the brain switches on or off certain genes in it. The new technique works with radioactively tagged molecules which can slip through the blood-brain barrier and show areas of activity in the brain.

News seen at: Scientific American - Health