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Open-source software reveals complete 3D architecture of brain cells
The neurons in our brain that underlie thought connect to each other using tiny branch-like structures on their surfaces known as dendritic spines. Now scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and their colleagues have ...
Oct 24, 2025
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How the brain's activity, energy use and blood flow change as people fall asleep
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has used next-generation imaging technology to discover that when the brain is falling asleep, it shows a coordinated shift in activity.
Oct 24, 2025
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The hidden life of pericytes: Understanding how cerebral malaria breaks the blood-brain barrier
Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral malaria disease
Oct 24, 2025
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Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are tied to adolescents' brain function
Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and learning, according to two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University ...
Oct 24, 2025
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Spinal cord stimulation may help prevent excess mortality associated with chronic pain
Treating chronic neuropathic pain with spinal cord stimulation may help prevent excess mortality associated with chronic pain, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. The findings ...
Oct 24, 2025
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Scientists find ways to boost memory in aging brains
Memory loss may not simply be a symptom of getting older. New research from Virginia Tech shows that it's tied to specific molecular changes in the brain and that adjusting those processes can improve memory.
Oct 23, 2025
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Newly discovered Alzheimer's mechanism is linked to brain inflammation
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have uncovered an unexpected molecular partnership that reshapes scientists' understanding of how brain inflammation arises in Alzheimer's disease.
Oct 23, 2025
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Alzheimer's disrupts circadian rhythms of plaque-clearing brain cells, mouse study shows
Alzheimer's disease is notorious for scrambling patients' daily rhythms. Restless nights with little sleep and increased napping during the day are early indicators of disease onset, while sundowning, or confusion later in ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Glia may play a larger role in shaping neural circuit function than previously thought
Neurons have dominated neuroscience research for decades, but a growing body of evidence suggests that a group of non-neuronal brain cells called glia may play an equal or greater role in shaping brain health and disease. ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Vicarious touch is common than previously thought, with implications for empathy, ASMR and mental health
If you have ever watched a frightening movie which seemed so real, you felt a physical sensation in your own body if the characters on screen were hurt, you could be experiencing a phenomenon known as vicarious pain.
Oct 23, 2025
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Listening to or playing music over 75 linked to up to 39% reduction in dementia risk, study finds
Listening to music when you are over 70 years of age has been linked to a 39% reduction in the risk of dementia, according to a Monash University-led study of over 10,800 older people.
Oct 23, 2025
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Neuroscientists show that spoken words can sharpen the sense of touch in ways music cannot
Language allows humans to convey thoughts and ideas—it is a central means of communication. However, language also influences how we perceive the world through our senses, as demonstrated by a new study from the Brain Language ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy rare among individuals with isolated brain injuries
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is more common in people who experience extensive repetitive head impacts, and infrequent among individuals with isolated brain injuries or less extensive impacts, researchers from the ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Scanning the tongue to detect and track motor neuron disease
Standard MRI scans of a person's tongue could assist in the early detection and ongoing monitoring of motor neuron disease.
Oct 23, 2025
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Simple screening tool can help uncover underdiagnosed back condition, study finds
For millions of people living with back pain, the cause is often elusive. One underrecognized culprit is axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)—a form of inflammatory arthritis that primarily affects the spine and sacroiliac joints ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Dementia linked to problems with brain's waste clearance system
Problems with the brain's waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure increase the risk of dementia.
Oct 23, 2025
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No evidence to justify 'cocoon therapy' for pediatric concussions found
Through the 1990s and early 2000s, guidelines for treating a concussion called for complete mental and physical rest. Current guidelines recommend a gradual resumption of cognitive and physical activity while consistently ...
Oct 23, 2025
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When we dream, does our brain wake up?
An international consortium of researchers has created the largest-ever database compiling records of brain activity during sleep and dream reports. One of the first analyses of the database confirmed that dreams do not occur ...
Oct 22, 2025
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Fat or carbs? The neural mechanism underlying food choices revealed
Feeding in mammals is controlled by a complex neural system. Although several key neural pathways related to total calorie intake have been extensively studied, it is still unclear how food choices are regulated and how they ...
Oct 22, 2025
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A new developmental disorder—variations in the UNC13A gene can cause neurological impairments in children
Whether we are writing an email, rushing for a bus, or humming a tune, every thought, feeling, and action relies on communication between our roughly 100 billion nerve cells. This exchange of information happens at synapses, ...
Oct 22, 2025
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Gum disease associated with changes in the brain, increased stroke risk
Adults with gum disease may be more likely to have signs of damage to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, than people without gum disease, according to a study published in Neurology Open Access.
Oct 22, 2025
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Tears could open new avenue for diagnosing and monitoring eye and neurodegenerative diseases
Ocular fluids provide a window into the health of the eye and the development of various pathologies. However, their study usually involves invasive techniques. "A wide range of eye diseases are being investigated, but the ...
Oct 22, 2025
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Our brains evaluate food within milliseconds, long before we've decided to eat it, research reveals
Imagine you're at the grocery store, standing before a selection of snacks. Seemingly without thinking, you skip over the rice crackers to pick out a bag of chips.
Oct 22, 2025
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Study unveils mechanisms driving axonal accumulation of TDP-43 and associated nerve damage in ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive muscle wasting and limb paralysis. This neurodegenerative condition results from the gradual destruction of motor neurons, the ...
Women better protected against early neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease, study reveals
A large international study involving nearly 700 participants reveals that women with a precursor condition to Parkinson's disease show significantly less brain atrophy—decreased cortical thickness in the brain—than men, ...
Oct 21, 2025
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