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Hair follicles supply a crucial brain development protein to the brain via platelets.
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October 2018 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” Chemotherapy can cause brain inflammation and damage, and understanding this process could help manage side effects.
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Defective protein folding due to a mutation is key in ANE syndrome.
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