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Can blood platelets track Parkinson’s disease progression? Research from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) demonstrates that platelets reflect neurodegenerative shifts—from mitochondrial breakdown to dementia onset—better than whole blood.

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How can scientists determine cause and effect when experiments are impossible? A new framework published in The Innovation uses delay embedding entropy to infer intervention-level causality directly from observational data, eliminating hidden confounders in neural circuits and complex systems.

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Can everyday dietary lecithin defend against memory loss? A study of 1,917 older adults combining MoCA assessments with targeted lipidomics reveals that lecithin and polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholine are linked to lower rates of mild cognitive impairment, particularly in adults with lower education.

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Can you separate the art from the artist? A new study shows our brains do it automatically: when a beloved creator falls from grace, memory performs "moral surgery," downgrading the person while protecting nostalgic memories of their art.

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