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The Relationship of Our Brain Size and Fold Number to IQ

The brain consists of two lobes and two layers. Gray matter consists of small blood vessels, and somas in the outer layer; In the inner layer, there is white matter consisting of myelinated axons [1]. As humans evolved, our brains grew to perform higher functions that set them apart from other animals. This enlarged brain […]

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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND MICROGLIAL ACTIVATION

 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most encountered irreversible neurogenerative diseases 1. However its complicated pathogenicity is not well-understood, amyloid-beta (Aβ) dysmetabolism, formation of extracellular Aβ deposits, presence of intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NT), and neurodegeneration (ND) in the hippocampus and neocortex are involved in main processes in AD 2 3 4. Existence of the

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Sialic Acid in Brain Development of Newborn Infants

Human milk is composed of many things that impact embryo development. It consists of different ingredients such as oligosaccharides, glycolipids, glycoproteins, and antibodies that play huge roles as a nutrient for newborn infants or different bioactivity factors in growth factors. Even it is accepted that it has its microbiome1. Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are one

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