Medical research
Battle against fatal neurodegenerative disease advances on two fronts
European researchers are pioneering a vaccine and treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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News tagged with brain research
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bacteria behind meningitis in babies explained
A study led by University of Queensland researchers has identified the main types of E. coli bacteria that cause neonatal meningitis, and revealed why some infections recur despite being treated with antibiotics.
Apr 16, 2024
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Neuroscience
Ultrasound therapy shows promise as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease
University of Queensland researchers have found targeting amyloid plaque in the brain is not essential for ultrasound to deliver cognitive improvement in neurodegenerative disorders.
Apr 2, 2024
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
New tool detects signs of motor neuron disease before symptoms begin
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and international partners, have identified a new way to detect signs of motor neuron disease (MND) in brain tissue that can pick ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Neuroscience
MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead
A new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally reported, according to scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute. The method, first described in 2022, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Genetics
New spatial profiling approach maps out discoveries for future brain research
An estimated one in six people suffer from a brain disorder worldwide, according to the American Brain Foundation. Current research has provided some insight into cell communication inside the brain, but there are still a ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
MRI may predict who'll respond best to schizophrenia treatment
Specialized brain scans may accurately predict whether a psychotic patient will go on to develop treatment-resistant schizophrenia, Dutch researchers report.
Mar 15, 2024
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Neuroscience
How social behavior is encoded in the monkey brain during everyday tasks
A team of neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has, for the first time, observed how social behavior is encoded in the brain when monkeys are doing normal, everyday things rather than sitting in a laboratory ...
Neuroscience
For people who speak many languages, there's something special about their native tongue
A new study of people who speak many languages has found that there is something special about how the brain processes their native language.
Mar 10, 2024
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Neuroscience
Complexity of brain activity found to decrease with fetal maturation and to continue decline after birth
A team of neurologists and biotechnicians at University Hospital and University of Tübingen, working with a colleague from Imperial College London, reports that brain complexity decreases during fetal maturation and continues ...
