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Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life, study shows
New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster decline in later-life cognitive function. Pathological cognitive decline is most often driven by Alzheimer's ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Review illuminates tau protein's dual nature in brain health, disease and emerging psychiatric connections
A review published in Genomic Psychiatry by Dr. Peng Lei and colleagues presents a sweeping synthesis of tau protein research that fundamentally reframes our understanding of this molecule's dual identity.
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Neurons use physical signals, not electricity, to stabilize communication
Every movement you make and every memory you form depends on precise communication between neurons. When that communication is disrupted, the brain must rapidly rebalance its internal signaling to keep circuits functioning ...
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AI helps explain how covert attention works and uncovers new neuron types
Shifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes—think driving, or reading a room for the reaction to your joke—is a behavior known as covert attention. We do it all the time, but little is known about its neurophysiological ...
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When neural spikes break time's symmetry: Linking the information-theoretic cost of brain activity to behavior
What if we could peer into the brain and watch how it organizes information as we act, perceive, or make decisions? A new study has introduced a method that does exactly this—not just by looking at fine-grained neuronal ...
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Neurons use simple rules to localize genetic messages, scientists discover
Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches of neurons in the brain tend to cluster together mostly because they are abundant, not because they move in coordinated ...
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RNA 'quality control' system breaks down in ALS, study finds
A Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on a critical molecular mechanism underlying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to findings published in the journal Neuron.
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Cancer disrupts brain's day-night rhythm, altering stress hormone cycles in mice
"The brain is an exquisite sensor of what's going on in your body," says Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Assistant Professor Jeremy Borniger. "But it requires balance. Neurons need to be active or inactive at the right times. ...
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Using over-the-counter antioxidant to treat progressive multiple sclerosis shows mixed results
The over‐the‐counter supplement lipoic acid may have a small beneficial effect in slowing the loss of gray matter in the brains of people with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis, according to new research led by ...
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Visual training can dramatically improve cognitive function after concussion
A new study led by scientists at the Perception Dynamics Institute and the University of California San Diego demonstrates that a specific visual training program significantly outperforms standard programs designed to treat ...
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Tapt1 gene found crucial for protein balance and healthy brain development
A research team led by Prof. Xu Zhiheng from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified Tapt1, together with its partner Suco, as important genes for brain development. ...
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Study links ADHD to a measurable brain activity pattern, with early signs it may be modifiable
A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable pattern of brain activity that could reflect differences in neural efficiency. The researchers focus on aperiodic EEG activity, proposing ...
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Psychological interventions may be effective for functional seizures
Psychological interventions may be effective for achieving freedom from functional seizures, according to new practice guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology and published online Dec. 10 in Neurology.
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Shorter disease duration seen with eustachian tube dysfunction in Meniere disease
For patients with Meniere disease (MD), Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is associated with shorter disease duration and more severe aural fullness symptoms, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in Clinical Otolaryngology.
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Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury
The brain shows a capacity to recover from traumatic injury, which somewhat contradicts the widely accepted idea that neurons do not regenerate. So how is recovery possible?
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A fatal mix-up: How certain gut bacteria drive multiple sclerosis
If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to attack its own nervous system. This mechanism can accelerate the progression of multiple sclerosis, as ...
Dec 15, 2025
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Bioluminescent tool captures neural activity without external lasers
A decade ago, a group of scientists had the literally brilliant idea to use bioluminescent light to visualize brain activity.
Dec 12, 2025
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Lab-grown neural circuits reveal thalamus's key role in cortex development
A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs known as assembloids, which are derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. With this circuit, ...
Dec 12, 2025
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Blood test reveals clearer prognosis after cardiac arrest
A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest. This has been shown in a large international multicenter study led by researchers at ...
Dec 12, 2025
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How hippocampal synapses adjust their proteins to specialize their function
A research team led by Dr. Àlex Bayés, Head of the Molecular Physiology of the Synapse Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau), has achieved what for decades had been an elusive goal: obtaining a precise, ...
Dec 12, 2025
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Non-opioid 'pain sponge' therapy shows promise for chronic pain relief and halting cartilage degeneration
SereNeuro Therapeutics, a preclinical biotechnology company developing non-opioid pain therapies, has unveiled new data on a novel approach to chronic pain management and joint tissue preservation. The data highlight SN101, ...
Dec 12, 2025
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Exploring how misguided antibodies cause attacks on the nervous system
A review on autoimmune neurological diseases reveals what occurs in our body when the immune system, by mistake, produces antibodies that target a protein essential for the normal functioning of nerves. The result is hyperexcitability, ...
Dec 12, 2025
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Acupuncture may help improve perceived breast cancer-related cognitive difficulties over usual care
Real and sham acupuncture were more effective at improving breast cancer survivors' perceived cognitive impairment compared with usual care, while real acupuncture was superior to sham acupuncture in improving objective cognitive ...
Dec 12, 2025
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From mind-controlling tech to clinical therapy: An optogenetics roadmap
Researchers at the University of Geneva, together with colleagues in Switzerland, France, the United States and Israel, describe how optogenetic control of brain cells and circuits is already steering both indirect neuromodulatory ...
3D maps reveal hidden microenvironments shaping mouse brain connectivity
Recent technological and scientific advances have opened new possibilities for neuroscience research, which is in turn leading to interesting new discoveries. Over the past few years, many groups of neuroscientists worldwide ...
