Health
Why your brain health matters
Health, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
Jul 21, 2023
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News tagged with brain systems
Neuroscience
Study demonstrates the existence of lymphatic vessels deep in mouse brain tissue
In a study that was recently published in Research, Dr. Nashat Abumaria's research team (Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University) in collaboration with Dr. Yi Feng's team (Department of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Neuroscience
Noninvasive method for vagus nerve stimulation shows promise for enhancing motor rehabilitation after stroke
The longest nerve in the human body starts in the brain and meanders its way down the neck and into the chest, where it splits into separate branches, winding its twisting tendrils to touch each internal organ. Known as the ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Tracing maternal behavior to brain immune function
Immune system changes in the pregnant body that protect the fetus appear to extend to the brain, where a decrease in immune cells late in gestation may factor into the onset of maternal behavior, new research in rats suggests.
Jul 19, 2023
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Medical research
Cell-to-cell diversity is key to protecting brain from neurological diseases, shows study
A brain's cell makeup may transform the way we understand and treat neuropsychiatric conditions, potentially opening a new treatment path for diseases like epilepsy, autism, schizophrenia, and depression.
Jul 18, 2023
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Neuroscience
AI-supercharged neurotech threatens mental privacy: UNESCO
The combination of "warp speed" advances in neurotechnology, such as brain implants or scans that can increasingly peek inside minds, and artificial intelligence poses a threat to mental privacy, UNESCO warned on Thursday.
Jul 13, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers uncover signal needed for blood-brain barrier
What makes the vital layer of protective cells around the brain and spinal cord—the blood-brain barrier—more or less permeable has been one of the more mystifying questions in neuroscience.
Jul 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Women with long COVID may be at greater risk of developing high blood pressure
Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), colloquially referred to as long COVID-19 or long COVID, is when someone recovers from acute COVID-19 but shows a cluster of symptoms for months afterward. New research sheds light ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Neuroscience
Obesity associated with increased inflammation and prolonged symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury
People with obesity who suffer a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may be at risk for prolonged mTBI-related symptoms, likely due to increased systemic inflammation, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find a new class of biomarkers to predict treatment outcomes in cancer patients
One of the big reasons that cancer is difficult to treat is that patients respond to treatments differently, and these differences can rarely be anticipated. In most cases, determining whether and how a patient will respond ...
