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In the TS 40th Anniversary template, Sarkis Mazmanian smiles in a black and white headshot photo on the left. In a photo on the right, he stands in front of a large image of a cross-section of the brain. He wears a navy jacket, a white shirt, and glasses.
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Mazmanian has discovered key links between the abundance of certain bacterial species and the development of the neurodegenerative disease.

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AI Tools Unravel Thoughts, Actions, and Neuronal Makeup

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Fast-Freezing Brain Signals Sheds Light on Human Synapses

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Chronic Noise Exposure Led to Parkinson's Disease Symptoms in Mice

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Clogged Glymphatic System Linked to Dementia Risk

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Smelling Illness: Volatile Organic Compounds as Neurological Disease Biomarkers

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

In the TS 40th Anniversary template, Sarkis Mazmanian smiles in a black and white headshot photo on the left. In a photo on the right, he stands in front of a large image of a cross-section of the brain. He wears a navy jacket, a white shirt, and glasses.

Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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