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Various changes are seen in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, but the exact cause of the disease is unclearScience Photo Library/Alamy A new understanding of Alzheimer’s disease suggests that the root cause…

Brain Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 274: Autistic Traits and Somatic Symptom Disorders: What Is the Link? Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci14030274 Authors: Barbara Carpita Benedetta Nardi Valeria Tognini Francesca Poli Giulia…

Media AdvisoryWednesday, March 13, 2024 Large study finds atypical interactions between the frontal cortex and…

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Intermittent fasting has become a popular dietary approach to help people lose or manage their weight. It has also been promoted as a way to reset metabolism, control chronic disease, slow ageing and improve overall health.…

Cultured human neurons infected with ZIKV-LAV. Infection in pink and cell nuclei in blue. Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Scientists from…

Keeping neuroinflammation in check. Normal neurons (top panel) produce a small amount of double-stranded DNA (green) that keeps inflammation at a low level and…

Summary diagram of cortical alterations after astrocyte NMDA-receptor knockdown. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45989-3…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A large international research study, COSMOS, initiated by Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and…

On Monday, November 13, Department of the Interior Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Michael Brain and U.S. Geological Survey Director David Applegate will join partners for a groundbreaking ceremony for the USGS…

Credit: Nucleic Acids Research (2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad597 A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of…

David Vaillancourt, Ph.D., (left) is a senior author on a new study linking abnormal amyloid in the blood with brain changes on diffusion MRI. Credit: University of…

Brain Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 263: Neurorehabilitation including Virtual-Reality-Based Balance Therapy: Factors Associated with Training Response Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci14030263 Authors: Evelyne Wiskerke Jan Kool…

1. Introduction Brain metastases (BM) are ten times more common than primary brain tumors. Without an appropriate treatment, BM progression can lead to neurological morbidity and neurological death . Lung, breast malignancies and…

Immigrants’ contributions to America include culture, cuisine — and groundbreaking ideas. “No one is that surprised that immigrants play a disproportionate role in innovation,” says Rebecca Diamond, a professor of economics at Stanford…

MIT researchers have discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe out, and stop talking when you breathe in. The newly discovered circuit controls two…

Some cancer treatments cause what is known as chemo brain, generally defined as memory and concentration problemsWangbar/Alamy An experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that involves flickering lights and…

Some cancer treatments cause what is known as chemo brain, generally defined as memory and concentration problems Wangbar/Alamy An experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that involves flickering lights and low-pitched…

Some cancer treatments cause what is known as chemo brain, generally defined as memory and concentration problemsWangbar/Alamy An experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that involves flickering lights and…

Patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience cognitive effects such as memory impairment and difficulty concentrating — a condition commonly known as “chemo brain.” MIT researchers have now shown that a…

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MAIA Biotechnology and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Announce Presentation of THIO’s Potency in Pediatric Brain Tumors at AACR Annual Meeting

Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hines Ward is hit by Tennessee Titans’ Cortland FinneganAP Photo/John Russell/Alamy IN NOVEMBER 2022, a young woman called Heather Anderson killed herself at an army barracks in Perth, Australia.…

Have you ever felt like your brain is stuffed with cotton? Or perhaps struggled to focus on a simple task after a long day? While we've all experienced the post-all-nighter sluggishness or the fuzzy head after a few drinks, if this…

The aging process prompts morphological, structural, and functional changes in the vasculature of our bodies (Weijs et al., 2023). These alterations occur in both health and disease and serve as mechanistic foundations for many…

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Jessica Riccardi is an assistant professor in…

Brain Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 251: Using Electroencephalogram-Extracted Nonlinear Complexity and Wavelet-Extracted Power Rhythm Features during the Performance of Demanding Cognitive Tasks (Aristotle’s Syllogisms) in Optimally…

When listening to music, the human brain appears to be biased toward hearing and producing rhythms composed of simple integer ratios — for example, a series of four beats separated by equal time intervals…

Neuron showing SynGAP (green) binding to PSD-95 at synapses. Credit: Yoichi Araki and Rick Huganir, Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins…

Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS)For this month's column, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Heather Patisaul, who will take the reins as the new Scientific…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The impact of abdominal fat on brain health and cognition is generally more pronounced in middle-aged…

Elevated markers of DNA damage in striatal neurons associated with OUD and chronic morphine in rhesus macaque. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI:…

Brain Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 237: Morphosyntactic Abilities and Cognitive Performance in Multiple Sclerosis Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci14030237 Authors: Panagiotis Grigoriadis Christos Bakirtzis Elli Nteli…

Benjamin Warf, a renowned neurosurgeon at Boston Children’s Hospital, stands in the MIT.nano Immersion Lab. More than 3,000 miles away, his virtual avatar stands next to Matheus Vasconcelos in Brazil as the…

A molecularly defined and allocated Crym+ population of striatal astrocytes. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07138-0 UCLA…

Posted on February 29th, 2024 by Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli Credit: Adobe/Feodora…

1. IntroductionBorderline personality disorder (BPD) affects 0.7% to 2.0% of the population , making it the most frequent personality disorder . With a prevalence that may be as high as 20%, it is also the most prevalent personality…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A collaborative research endeavor by scientists in the Departments of Radiology, Neurology, and…

A cross-section of a mouse’s brain highlighting neurons that seem to release a molecule that increases toxin clearanceTsai Laboratory/MIT Picower Institute A new explanation has emerged for why an experimental…

At a Glance Gaps around blood vessels that cross the layers of tissues protecting the brain allow certain cells and molecules to move between the brain and the body. Better understanding of these structures could have implications…

Getting a biopsy is often an important first step for cancer diagnosis and treatment. But brain tumors present unique challenges: to perform a biopsy, a neurosurgeon will likely need to drill into the skull, and removing brain tissue can…

Brain Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 215: Toe Grip Strength Is Associated with Improving Gait Function in Patients with Subacute Stroke Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci14030215 Authors: Jin-Whan Ryu In-Su Hwang Sol Jin Soo-A Kim…

WE’VE heard it all. Male brains are bigger and better at spatial awareness. Female brains are geared to multitasking and emotional intelligence. Stereotypes of how sex influences behaviour abound, and as…

Brain Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 211: The Optimization of a Natural Language Processing Approach for the Automatic Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease Using GPT Embeddings Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci14030211 Authors:…

Brain Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 204: Impaired Self-Awareness in Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Diseases: A Literature Review of Neuroimaging Correlates Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci14030204 Authors: Manuela…

Brain Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 210: Novel Approaches for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Interventions and Insights from Clinical Trials Brain Sciences doi:…

This figure summarizes the outcomes following ultrasound stimulation. Low-intensity brainwave-like pattern ultrasound stimulation sequentially stimulates TRPA1 in…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI171468 A team of Rutgers undergraduates has shown…

Phenotypic screen identifies HDAC3 as a regulator of pathological reactive astrocytes. a, Scatter plot of primary screen results displayed as percent GBP2 positive,…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People with higher exposure to traffic-related air pollution were more likely to have high amounts of…