Scientists Have Developed an Engineered Protein That Improves Memory
Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the Catholic University, Rome and the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS have developed an engineered…
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Alarming Link Discovered: Concussions and Suicide Risk in High School Students
High school students, particularly males, with a history of concussion in the last year, showed a higher tendency for suicidal thoughts, planning, or attempts compared…
Scientists Discover That Worms May Have “Emotions”
Insights into how short-term stimulation can alter sustained brain activities and their underlying processes. Brain research is one of the most crucial fields in modern…
Stress Strikes Harder Than Head Injury: The Surprising Genetic Impact of Early-Life Challenges
In animal study, childhood stress linked to adult risk-taking. A surprising thing happened when researchers began exploring whether early-life stress compounds the effects of a…
Unraveling Brain Secrets: Scientists Probe the True Role of Key Cognitive Regions
A study conducted by Professor LIN Nan and his team at the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that while processing…
Groundbreaking Discovery: Inhibiting Key Enzyme May Halt Parkinson’s Disease Progression
The findings have the potential to pave the way for new disease-modifying treatments for patients with Parkinson’s disease. A study published in Nature Communications by…
Heart PET Scans: A Breakthrough Predictor of Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia Years Before Symptoms
A biomarker of norepinephrine deficiency in the heart may help to detect Lewy body diseases before symptoms appear. In a small study, researchers at the…
Unlocking Childhood Memories: The Role of Autism Brain States
New research reveals that “infantile amnesia” – the forgetting of memories formed during early infancy – is both reversible and preventable. Neuroscientists have discovered a…
The Paradox of Familiarity: Uncovering the Secrets of Visual Recognition Memory
Scientists have invested decades in piecing together how our vision is so good at recognizing what’s familiar. A new study overcomes an apparent discrepancy in…
Climate Change and the Brain: A Catastrophic Storm Brewing in Our Minds
A new element of the catastrophic impacts of climate change is emerging – how global warming is impacting the human brain. In a paper published…
Mind Mapping: A Human Brain Cell Atlas Ushering In “A New Era in Brain Science”
The new research, part of the NIH BRAIN Initiative, paves the way toward treating, preventing, and curing brain disorders. Salk Institute researchers, as part of…
From Gut to Brain: New Findings Link Microbiota to Alzheimer’s Memory Loss
Researchers have discovered the link between the gut microbiota and Alzheimer’s disease. For the first time, a study has demonstrated that Alzheimer’s symptoms can be…
Brain’s Recycling System: Researchers Unlock the Secret to Neuron Renewal
Groundbreaking Discovery in Brain Cell Research Researchers at Auburn University have achieved a groundbreaking discovery, illuminating the process by which brain cells efficiently replace older…
Neuronal Death Protein: New Research Shows How Sleep Deprivation Can Damage the Brain
Research identifies the decline of the protein pleiotrophin (PTN) as a cause of neuronal death due to sleep deprivation, offering a new perspective on how…
High Metabolism – Scientists Uncover New Early Sign of Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers from Karolinska Institute have identified a metabolic increase in the hippocampus as an early phase in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a…
Revolutionary Gene Therapy Tackles Parkinson’s at Its Source: Promising Results in Primates
Scientists from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) within the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with their partners, have designed a targeted gene…
How 2 Proteins Could Change the Future of Schizophrenia Treatment
A study in mice identifies crucial factors affecting mobility and memory. Scientists have discovered a physical interaction between two proteins in brain cells that can…
Scientists Have Discovered a New Cause of Parkinson’s Disease
A major discovery sheds light on the underlying mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease, opening the door for novel therapeutic approaches down the line. Until recently, our…