Concussions—essentially mild traumatic brain injuries—are among the most common injuries sustained on athletic fields. In the U.S., an estimated 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur every year. But new research by ...
Nov 9, 2026
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A new mouse study that set out to test how sleep helps stabilize new memories has identified cells that may offer a genetic target for accessing circuits implicated in cognitive disorders. Researchers led by Min Xu and Wanling ...
Middle-aged and older adults with autism are more likely to have co-occurring parkinsonism than adults without autism or intellectual disability, according to a new study led by George Washington University researchers in ...
Nov 7, 2026
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Cancer remains among the most deadly diseases worldwide. Globally, more than 300,000 new cases of brain cancer are reported each year, with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, accounting for over 250,000 deaths. ...
Nov 6, 2026
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Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have identified 10 blood proteins that, when analyzed together, can distinguish people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) from healthy individuals with nearly 98% balanced ...
Nov 6, 2026
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In routine clinical practice, local radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians can reliably interpret amyloid PET scans to aid in the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease, showing good agreement with interpretations ...
Nov 6, 2026
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A liver drug could be used to slow down the progression of Parkinson's disease as it joins the world's largest trial of treatments for the condition.
Nov 6, 2026
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Drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide are already used to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes, but they also influence biological processes important for brain function. In a new review published in Science, researchers ...
Nov 6, 2026
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A new study is shedding light on how changes associated with different neurodegenerative diseases can overlap in the brain—and how that overlap may differ between women and men.
Nov 6, 2026
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How can we efficiently collect light returning from tissues while also identifying what it tells us about blood flow in the deeper tissues? Conventional interferometric near-infrared spectroscopy (iNIRS) can distinguish signals ...
Nov 5, 2026
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