COVID-19 and smell loss: Brain region changes revealed
MRI scans reveal that people who lose their sense of smell after COVID-19 show measurable changes in brain…
Family conflict and peer pressure drive teen mental health risks
A new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides some answers. Published…
New computer model sheds light on how brain circuits support flexible thinking
Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When…
New brain circuit discovery offers hope for chronic pain relief
Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative…
Next-generation imaging promises sharper, deeper view of living tissues
A University of Arizona research team will receive nearly $2.7 million from the NIH’s Common Fund Venture Program to advance next-generation…
Exercise beats yoga for improving heart and blood vessel health
A new review comparing yoga and exercise reveals that while both boost vascular function, structured workouts deliver stronger…
Deadly brain cancer erodes skull bone and alters immune marrow
Scientists at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown for the…
Scientists directly visualize protein clusters linked to Parkinson’s for the first time
Scientists have, for the first time, directly visualized and quantified the protein clusters believed to trigger Parkinson’s, marking…
What clinicians and families can do now
A new ACC scientific statement shows that cholesterol control alone is not enough; targeting inflammation with lifestyle and…
Radiomics significantly outperforms clinical models for predicting NPC treatment outcome
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a highly aggressive malignancy, with most patients presenting at locally advanced stages. While immune…
New Digital Art Restoration Method Can Save the World’s Dying Artworks
Most of the world’s art is locked away and will never be seen. This isn’t due to any…
Blood and brain biomarkers transform how doctors confirm Alzheimer’s disease
By integrating clinical assessment with cutting-edge biomarkers, researchers chart a practical pathway to faster and fairer Alzheimer’s diagnosis,…