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However, when neurons are subjected to mechanical stress while squeezing through tight spaces, the enzyme can become trapped midway through the process, leaving sections of DNA broken.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Researchers now want to understand whether these early DNA changes contribute to differences between individual neurons and whether they influence neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative diseases later in life.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Using fluorescent markers, the team observed double-strand DNA breaks appearing as neurons moved through the channels.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

If the key damage occurs when a-beta interferes with tau inside neurons, those external plaques may not directly disrupt tau or the microtubules it supports.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

How the neurons inside those folds and ridges connect is what makes every human being singular.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman