New drug could protect brain from damage caused by repeated concussions
The p17 transporter in mice leads to the accumulation of damaged and disorganized membranes in axonal mitochondria. This accumulation ultimately ...
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Smells can trigger certain brain cells to make decisions
Credit: Current biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.021 Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that odors stimulate ...
How an innovative brain implant changed the life of this patient with epilepsy and OCD
Discover the amazing story of Amber Pearson. Long trapped in exhausting rituals and a constant fear of contamination, Amber found ...
A healthy lifestyle builds a “cognitive reserve” in the brain that can prevent dementia
New research suggests that a healthy lifestyle may help prevent dementia, perhaps by creating a resilient "cognitive reserve" in the ...
Childhood trauma study reveals brain rewiring
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain A brain study of childhood trauma has revealed how it affects development and rewires vital pathways. ...
US patient ‘happy again’ after brain implant treats epilepsy and OCD
Amber Pearson, who received a brain implant to treat her epilepsy and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), shows the approximate location ...
Blood test could reveal cause of brain damage in newborns
Association of whole-body hypothermia with magnetic resonance spectroscopic biomarkers and time to target temperature in innate and uterine neonates. NAA ...
Researchers produce first functional 3D printed human brain tissue
Survival and differentiation of hPSC-derived neurons in fibrin hydrogel. Credit: Stem cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.12.009 A team of scientists from ...
Study finds neurons in human brain capable of predicting what we’re going to say before we say it
Single-unit isolations of human prefrontal cortex using Neuropixel recordings. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06982-w Using advanced brain recording techniques, a ...
A new way to visualize brain cancer at the nanoscale
Credit: Scientific translational medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abo0049 Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ...
