Medical research
What to know about the new drug trial for Alzheimer's
A new drug designed to ward off Alzheimer's is being tested at more than 100 sites around the world, including the University of Pennsylvania.
Dec 29, 2022
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Neuroscience
Deep brain–machine interfaces: Sensing and modulating the human deep brain
Brain-Machine Interface (BMI, also known as Brain-Computer Interface) provides a new dimension for humans to interact with machines and the environment. Brain-machine interfaces help restore or improve human physical or mental ...
Dec 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How the brain stores remote fear memory
A remote fear memory is a memory of traumatic events that occurred in the distant past—a few months to decades ago. A University of California, Riverside, mouse study published in Nature Neuroscience has now spelled out ...
Dec 23, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists identify neural circuit that enables self-localization in zebrafish
A multiregional brain circuit allows larval zebrafish to track where they are, where they've been, and how to get back to their original location after being displaced, researchers report December 22 in the journal Cell. ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Cluster headaches may be more severe in women
While cluster headache is more common in men than in women, a new study suggests that the disorder may be more severe for women. The study is published in the December 21, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Neuroscience
Beyond the brain: A link between hearing loss and autism spectrum disorder
A cross-disciplinary team of researchers in the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has discovered hearing impairment in a preclinical model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). More specifically, ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Neuroscience
Research shows how the human brain drains fluid
New research at RUSH is changing current understanding of the brain by revealing new knowledge about structures involved in cleansing it of fluids and waste with a steady fluid stream.
Dec 19, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
How much memory loss is normal with aging?
You've driven home from work along the same route for the past five years. But lately, you've been stopping at the same intersection, struggling to remember if you need to turn left or right.
Dec 19, 2022
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Neuroscience
Olfactory viral inflammation associated with accelerated onset of Alzheimer's disease
Viruses can inflame and disrupt connections between the olfactory system, which governs the sense of smell, and the part of the brain associated with memory and learning, possibly accelerating the onset of Alzheimer's disease, ...
Dec 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals how racism takes its toll on the brain and body
Structural racism has not only psychosocial but also biological consequences. Discrimination has been shown to contribute to mental and physical disorders including obesity, depression, and addiction, but the biological pathways ...
Dec 13, 2022
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