Restoring Key Brain Rhythm: A Novel Approach to Combat Depression
Study proposes role for gamma oscillations in future treatment. Researchers have found that restoring gamma signals in the olfactory bulb, a brain region processing smells,…
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Decoding Serotonin: From Molecular to Whole-Brain Scale Effects
Scientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT have provided comprehensive insight into how serotonin affects behavior in a study using the…
Depression’s Unexpected Role in Accelerating Biological Aging
Researchers have found that older adults suffering from depression age faster than their peers. Researchers at the University of Connecticut Center on Aging have found…
Warning: Sleep Apnea, Lack of Deep Sleep May Be Wrecking Your Brain
A study in Neurology reveals an association between sleep apnea, reduced deep sleep, and brain biomarkers linked to stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and cognitive decline. The…
Brilliant Research Reveals How Exercise Boosts Brain Health With Chemical Signals
Studying chemical signals from contracting muscle cells points to ways of improving brain health with exercise. Beckman researchers studied how chemical signals from contracting muscles…
Brain Food Unlocked: A Fishy Tale of Omega-3s and the Blood-Brain Barrier
Findings may aid design of targeted drug delivery into the brain and central nervous system. Researchers have developed a zebrafish model to study omega-3 fatty…
Novel Proteins Offer Hope for Improved Stroke Recovery
Researchers from Osaka University identify a protein that reduces inflammation, stimulates neural growth, and improves sensory and motor functions following ischemic stroke in mice. Scientists…
New Study: Widely Used Blood Pressure Medications Fail To Protect Against Delirium
Drug classes commonly used to regulate blood pressure are not effective in preventing delirium acquired in the ICU. According to a recent study conducted by…
Decoding Long COVID: NIH Study Exposes the Inner Workings of Neurological Symptoms
Findings offer insight into biological mechanisms, pointing to possible treatments. An NIH study on twelve Long COVID patients found differences in immune cell profiles and…
Researchers Solve One Piece of Alzheimer’s Puzzle
Researchers from Drexel University have shed new light on the role of the Tip60 enzyme in genetic disruptions that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. A team…
Can the Human Brain Regenerate Itself? The Mystery of Brain Regeneration
Can the human brain regenerate itself? And is it possible to harness this regenerative capacity during aging or in neurodegenerative conditions? These questions have long…
Clearing Toxic Waste Linked to Alzheimer’s – Study Finds Game-Changing Way To Boost Brain Immune Cells
Researchers have discovered a “metabolic switch” in the brain’s immune cells that could serve as a target for Alzheimer’s disease treatment. A recent discovery of…
Brain Surgery Performed on Baby in the Womb for the First Time
Researchers report on the first-of-its-kind fetal procedure to fix a potentially deadly vascular malformation in the brain, avoiding heart failure and brain injury after birth,…
How Gender and Race Can Make You Forgettable
Several years ago at an academic conference, Michèle Belot recalls having a conversation with a fellow participant who was convinced she had authored a research…
Brain Boost: Special Omega-3 Fatty Acid Lipid’s Key Role in Aging Uncovered
Researchers have discovered that the transporter protein Mfsd2a is critical for regulating brain cells that maintain myelin sheaths, which protect nerves. This discovery could help…
Millions of Years Ago – Surprising Findings Reveal That Brain Circuits for Locomotion Evolved Long Before Appendages and Skeletons
Before the advent of animals with segmented bodies, jointed skeletons, and appendages, the seas were dominated by soft-bodied invertebrates such as sea slugs. A recent…
Brain Surgery Before Birth: First-of-Its-Kind, In-Utero Procedure To Fix Deadly Vascular Malformation
In a first, a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital successfully treated an aggressive vascular malformation in an infant’s brain before…
How the Reduction of a Gene Variant Found in the Brain’s Immune Cells Could Diminish the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine are exploring the potential for reducing the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease through the reduction of a…
