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May 8, 2024
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May 8, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a mechanism that creates memories while reducing metabolic cost, even during sleep. This efficient memory occurs in a part of the brain that is crucial for learning and ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers have found that a brain disorder associated with flu (influenza-associated encephalopathy, or IAE) can be caused by the influenza virus entering the brain from the blood via endothelial cells. In these cells, the researchers observed ...
May 7, 2024 — The world's largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously ...
May 6, 2024 — A new study has revealed that areas of age-related damage in the brain relate to motor outcomes after a stroke -- a phenomenon that may be under-recognized in stroke research. The new observational study looked at the relationship between stroke ...
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May 7, 2024 — A group of researchers have created an exceptionally small implant, with electrodes the size of a single neuron that can also remain intact in the body over time -- a unique combination that holds ...
May 2, 2024 — A breakthrough study appears to overcome difficulties that have long frustrated previous attempts to reverse a form of nerve damage that robs people with MS of motor control and gradually blunts ...
May 2, 2024 — Some neurological disorders can be improved through photobiomodulation, a non-invasive technique based on the application of low-intensity light to stimulate altered functions in specific regions of ...
May 1, 2024 — The team discovered that an essential nutrient called choline is transported into the brain, across the blood-brain barrier, by a protein transporter called FLVCR2. This is discovery will inform ...
May 1, 2024 — A team has identified a molecular cellular mechanism that is linked to microencephaly, a condition in which a baby's head is much smaller than ...
May 1, 2024 — Researchers have identified a causal genetic variant strongly associated with childhood obesity. The study provides new insight into the importance ...
May 1, 2024 — A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have discovered in a preclinical model that cytokines, proteins that control immune response, circulating in maternal blood during ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A brain circuit inhibits food intake during ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — New research has highlighted the profound link between dietary choices and brain ...
Earlier Headlines
May 8, 2024 — A gene previously linked to intellectual disability has been found to regulate learning and memory in ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques, researchers have shed new light on the underlying mechanisms driving Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Bursts of brain rhythms with 'beta' frequencies control where and when neurons in the cortex process sensory information and plan responses. Studying these bursts would improve ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — When epileptic patients suffer seizures, their brain is undergoing repetitive and excessive neuronal firing. But what triggers this has stumped scientists for years. Now, researchers have used ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A sensitive perception of the environment is crucial for guiding our behavior. However, an overly sensitive response of the brain's neural circuits to stimuli can lead to neurodevelopmental ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intrusive thoughts, changes in mood, and other symptoms after exposure to trauma can greatly impact a person's quality of life. About 6 percent of people ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Thought emerges and is controlled in the brain via the rhythmically and spatially coordinated activity of millions of neurons, scientists argue in a new article. Understanding cognition and its ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Scientists created four cannabis-derived CBN analogs (chemical look-a-likes) with enhanced neuroprotective properties and potential for therapeutic application in neurological disorders like ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory -- the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it -- coordinate intentional focus and short-term ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A new study offers a first look into the complex molecular changes that occur in brain cells with Lewy bodies, which are key pathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease and some dementias. The ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut-brain ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy drug can prevent or slow the growth of NF1-linked optic gliomas in mice, laying the groundwork for a clinical ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Over a ten-year period, biobank participants who met recommended levels of physical activity had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and the protective effects were even more pronounced in ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — Engineers have developed the smallest implantable brain stimulator demonstrated in a human patient that could revolutionize treatment for drug-resistant depression and other psychiatric or ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what's likely to happen, psychosis can result, research ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers conducted a survey to understand how the mental health of displaced Ukrainians has been affected by the ongoing war. Their findings describe high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the neural circuitry in the spinal cord that allows brain-independent motor learning. The study found two critical groups of spinal cord neurons, one necessary for new ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — New hypothesis paper builds on a growing scientific consensus that Parkinson's disease route to the brain starts in either the nose or the gut and proposes that environmental toxicants are the ...
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Innovative Microscopy Demystifies Metabolism of Alzheimer's
- In the Brain, Bursts of Beta Rhythms Implement Cognitive Control
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Perfect Balance: How the Brain Fine-Tunes Its Sensitivity
- Scientists Uncover 95 Regions of the Genome Linked to PTSD
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Paper: To Understand Cognition--and Its Dysfunction--Neuroscientists Must Learn Its Rhythms
- Protecting Brain Cells With Cannabinol
- Workings of Working Memory Detailed
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Teen Stress May Raise Risk of Postpartum Depression in Adults
- Scientists Identify Cell Vulnerability 'fingerprint' Related to Parkinson's, Lewy Body Dementia
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Take It from the Rats: A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Adolescent Brains
- Epilepsy Drug Prevents Brain Tumors in Mice With NF1
- Physical Activity Reduces Stress-Related Brain Activity to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Friday, April 12, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Two Key Brain Systems Are Central to Psychosis
- Study Finds Increased Anxiety and PTSD Among People Who Remained in Ukraine
- Brainless Memory Makes the Spinal Cord Smarter Than Previously Thought
- Study Helps Explain Why Childhood Maltreatment Continues to Impact on Mental and Physical Health Into Adulthood
- Parkinson's Disease: New Theory on the Disease's Origins and Spread
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste
- Brain Stimulation Treatment May Improve Depression, Anxiety in Older Adults
- Connecting Lab-Grown Brain Cells Provides Insight Into How Our Own Brains Work
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Are Lab-Grown Brain Tissues Ethical? There Is No No-Brainer Answer
- Tiny Brain Bubbles Carry Complete Codes
- New Study Highlights the Benefit of Touch on Mental and Physical Health
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Developing a Vaccine for the 'zombie Drug' Xylazine
- Researchers Map How the Brain Regulates Emotions
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Exposure to Common Environmental Carcinogens Linked to Decreased Lifespan Happiness
- Universal Brain-Computer Interface Lets People Play Games With Just Their Thoughts
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- New Imaging Method Illuminates Oxygen's Journey in the Brain
- For Younger Women, Mental Health Now May Predict Heart Health Later
- Reverse Effects of Trauma? Older Brain Cells Linger Unexpectedly Before Their Death
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Researchers Introduce Enhanced Brain Signal Analysis Technique
- Could AI Play a Role in Locating Damage to the Brain After Stroke?
- Making Long-Term Memories Requires Nerve-Cell Damage
- Risk Factors for Faster Aging in the Brain Revealed in New Study
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Study Finds High Prevalence of Hidden Brain Changes in People With Heart Disease
- Common Degenerative Brain Disease May Begin to Develop in Middle Age
- Large-Scale Animal Study Links Brain pH Changes to Wide-Ranging Cognitive Issues
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
- The Aging Brain: Protein Mapping Furnishes New Insights
- Movement Disorder ALS and Cognitive Disorder FTLD Show Strong Molecular Overlaps, New Study Shows
- Early Intervention After the First Seizure May Prevent Long-Term Epilepsy and Associated Cognitive Deficits
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Research Finds a Direct Communication Path Between the Lungs and the Brain
- Research Offers Hope for Preventing Post-COVID 'brain Fog' By Targeting Brain's Blood Vessels
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Brain Recordings in People Before Surgery Reveal How All Minds Plan What to Say Prior to Speaking
- Is the Secret to Anxiety in Young Women Hidden in Our Brain Chemistry?
- Biomarkers of the Middle-Aged Brain Predict Cognitive Health in Old Age
- How Neurochemicals Affect fMRI Readings
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Five Factors to Ensure an Infant Thrives
- Researchers Find Unanticipated Complexity in Aging Brain's Memory Decline
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Fatty Food Before Surgery May Impair Memory in Old, Young Adults
- Gut Bacteria Make Neurotransmitters to Shape the Newborn Immune System
- Abnormal Brain Structure Identified in Children With Developmental Language Problems
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Blast-Related Concussions Linked to Higher Alzheimer's Risk
- Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated With ADHD in Youth
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Tiny Magnetic Particles in Air Pollution Linked to Development of Alzheimer's
- Molecular Clusters on Glial Cells Show They Are More Than Our Brain's 'glue'
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Continued Cocaine Use Disrupts Communication Between Major Brain Networks
- Neurons Help Flush Waste out of Brain During Sleep
- In Fight Against Brain Pathogens, the Eyes Have It
- Could We Assess Autism in Children With a Simple Eye Reflex Test?
- More Than Just Neurons: A New Model for Studying Human Brain Inflammation
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Addressing Societal Concerns of Genetic Determinism of Human Behavior by Linking Environmental Influences and Genetic Research
- New Study Links Placental Oxygen Levels to Fetal Brain Development
- Visual Prosthesis Simulator Offers a Glimpse Into the Future
- Learning and Memory Problems in Down Syndrome Linked to Alterations in Genome's 'dark Matter'
Monday, February 26, 2024
- Gut-Brain Communication Turned on Its Axis
- Intervention Reduces Likelihood of Developing Postpartum Anxiety and Depression by More Than 70%
- Yoga Provides Unique Cognitive Benefits to Older Women at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Cracking the Code of Neurodegeneration: New Model Identifies Potential Therapeutic Target
- Uncovering Anxiety: Scientists Identify Causative Pathway and Potential Cures
- Researchers Use Deep Brain Stimulation to Map Therapeutic Targets for Four Brain Disorders
- Living in Violent Neighborhoods Affects Children's Brain Development
- Newly Discovered Brain Cells Play a Key Role in Right and Left Turns
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Air Pollution Linked to More Signs of Alzheimer's in Brain
- How Does the Brain Make Decisions?
- Possible Trigger for Autoimmune Diseases Discovered : B Cells Teach T Cells Which Targets Must Not Be Attacked
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Fixing Rogue Brain Cells May Hold Key to Preventing Neurodegeneration
- Modifying Brain Molecule Relaxin-3 Can Potentially Reduce Side Effects in Treating Anxiety, Depression and More
- Blocking Key Protein May Halt Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
- Stress During Pregnancy Can Lead to Early Maturation of First-Born Daughters
- Mapping Potential Pathways to MND Treatment