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Rare brain cell may hold key to preventing schizophrenia symptoms
Difficulty completing everyday tasks. Failing memory. Unusually poor concentration. For many people living with schizophrenia, cognitive challenges are part of daily life. Alongside well-known symptoms such as hallucinations ...
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40Hz sensory stimulation may benefit some Alzheimer's patients for years, small study suggests
A new research paper documents the outcomes of five volunteers who continued to receive 40Hz light and sound stimulation for around two years after participating in an MIT early-stage clinical study of the potential Alzheimer's ...
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Suspenseful movies shed light on aging and memory
As horror enthusiasts queue up their favorite Alfred Hitchcock films to welcome in the Halloween season, Brock University researchers have turned to the master of suspense for a different reason—to better understand how ...
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Why does ALS take away body movement? The hidden burden that seals the fate of motor neurons
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is among the most challenging neurological disorders: relentlessly progressive, universally fatal, and without a cure even after more than a century and a half of research. Despite ...
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Common cholesterol drug might protect against 'chemo brain'
The most common cholesterol drug around might help protect cancer patients from "chemo brain."
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Creativity is good for the brain and might even slow down its aging: New study
Creative experience might enhance brain health, which could slow down the brain's aging.
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A 'bird's eye view' of how human brains operate
A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region.
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Mitochondrial epilepsy could originate in a specific group of brain neurons
A team led by the UAB Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) has for the first time identified the mechanism behind a potentially fatal type of epilepsy, a symptom of mitochondrial diseases. The discovery, based on mouse models, ...
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Exploring a mechanism of psychedelics
Using psychedelics to treat psychiatric diseases has become less controversial as scientists continue to reveal their underlying mechanisms. In an eNeuro paper, researchers led by Pavel Ortinski, from the University of Kentucky, ...
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New study reveals hidden burden of multiple sclerosis on quality of life
A major UK-wide study led by researchers based in Liverpool has revealed the profound impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on health-related quality of life, with findings that could reshape how services and resources are allocated ...
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Music therapy during surgery reduces anesthetic use and stress responses, study finds
A study published in the journal Music and Medicine demonstrates that intraoperative music therapy significantly reduces the amount of propofol and fentanyl required during laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed under general ...
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Hippocampal hyper-maturity: Synaptic gene changes connect stress, anxiety and accelerated aging
Researchers at Fujita Health University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science have uncovered a previously overlooked form of brain abnormality linked to anxiety: excessive maturation and aging in the hippocampus, ...
Oct 27, 2025
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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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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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