Pioneering Sensory Neuron Replication: New Technique to Fast-Track Pain Research
Scientists have for the first time established a sensory neuron model able to mass-reproduce two key sensory neuron types involved in pain sensation, enabling the…
Neuroscience
Egg Experiment Reveals Scrambling of the Brain on Impact to Find Answers About Concussions
Put to the test, impact from rotational deceleration causes tremendous egg yolk deformation. What causes brain concussions? Is it direct translational or rotational impact? This…
Century of Data Shows COVID-19 Likely to Impact the Brain Long-Term
International consortium funded by Alzheimer’s Association will study effects. An article published this month in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association cites…
Genetic Mutation Discovery Offers Hope for Effective Autism Drugs
Hebrew University identifies genetic mutation associated with autism, offering hope for effective therapeutics. Recent years have provided substantial research displaying the effect of genetic mutations…
“Holy Grail” – Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments Reverse Aging Process in First Clinical Trial
Study finds hyperbaric oxygen treatments halt the aging of blood cells and reverses the aging process. A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and…
Researchers Discover How the Brain Paralyzes You While You Sleep
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have discovered a group of neurons in the mouse brainstem that suppress unwanted movement during rapid eye…
Awakening After a Sleeping Pill: Man With Serious Brain Injury Temporarily Recovered After 8 Years
Patient with serious brain injury can temporarily talk, walk, and recognize family members. A patient who could not move and talk spontaneously for eight years…
Peeking Inside Human “Mini-Brains” to Understand the Brain, Study Disease and Test New Medicines
Revealing details of the internal structure of ‘mini-brains’ could help accelerate drug studies and may offer alternatives to some animal testing. ‘Mini-brains’ are pin-head sized…
Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases From Glaucoma to Alzheimer’s: New Discovery on How to Protect Neurons and Encourage Their Growth
By inhibiting a particular family of enzymes, it may be possible to develop new therapies for treating neurodegenerative diseases from glaucoma to Alzheimer’s. Many neurodegenerative…
Scalpel-Free Alternative to Brain Surgery: Focused Ultrasound Offers New Promise for Parkinson’s Disease
A scalpel-free alternative to brain surgery has the potential to benefit people with Parkinson’s disease symptoms that are much more severe on one side of…
Common Brain Malformation – Affecting About 1 in 100 Children – Traced to Its Genetic Roots
Discovery could aid early screening, shed light on how Chiari malformation arises. About one in 100 children has a common brain disorder called Chiari 1…
NIH Researchers Uncover Brain Damage in COVID-19 Patients, Despite No Infection of the Brain
Results from a study of 19 deceased patients suggests brain damage is a byproduct of a patient’s illness. In an in-depth study of how COVID-19…
Imaging the Twilight Zone: The Brain Network Driving Changes in Consciousness
Activity of brain network linked to changes in connectedness for both sleep and anesthesia. The loss and return of consciousness is linked to the same…
A Major Malformation Illustrates the Incredible Plasticity of the Human Brain
People born without a corpus callosum do not have a bridge between the two cerebral hemispheres. Neuroscientists from UNIGE have shown how the brain manages…
Scientists Discover Genetic Mutations Associated With Early Onset Dementia
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin today announced a significant advance in our understanding of an early onset form of dementia that may also progress our…
Managing Your Emotions: Targeted Brain Stimulation Dulls Social Pain
The treatment may improve emotional regulation for people with psychiatric disorders. Pairing brain stimulation with an emotion management technique blunts negative emotions, according to research…
How the Brain Distinguishes Speech From Noise: New Neural Circuit Identified
Researchers provide the first physiological evidence that a foundational center of the brain influences how sound is processed, identify a previously unknown neural circuit. For…
“You Do Not Want to Mess With This Virus” – Research Strongly Suggests COVID-19 Virus Enters the Brain
A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows how spike protein crosses the blood-brain barrier. More and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19…