Exercise benefits mental health, so why is the genetic evidence so mixed?
Does moving more really protect your brain, or does physical fitness matter more? A review of 61 genetic…
Hallucination, other psychotic symptoms after stopping GLP-1s: report
By the end of their first year on GLP-1s, more than half of patients stop taking the medication.…
Popular GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Linked to Potential Effects on Brain Health
Ground-breaking obesity drugs have transformed weight-loss treatment, and scientists are now investigating whether their effects could extend much…
New $46M grant allows the University of Oxford and Boston Children’s Hospital to lead Genetic Medicines Hub within ARIA ecosystem
The University of Oxford and Boston Children’s Hospital, with collaboration from The Jackson Laboratory and N=1 Collaborative, have…
Scientists Bred Friendly Foxes for 70 Years. What They Found in Their Brains Could Help Explain How Wolves Became Dogs
Vulpes vulpes—the red fox. Silver foxes are melanistic red fox individuals. Credit: Wikimedia Commons How do you turn…
East Anglian Air Ambulance proves rapid pre-hospital blood test can diagnose brain bleeds in minutes
A pioneering blood test used at the scene of medical emergencies can identify patients with bleeding on the…
Researchers identify nearly 600 genetic differences in human chimpanzee and gorilla brains
Human, chimpanzee and gorilla brain organoids revealed differences in how developing stem cells regulate shared genes.Researchers identified 599…
Excessive exercise disrupts dopamine regulation in the brain, study finds
Excessive physical exercise affects more than just the muscles; it can also alter brain chemistry. A new study…
The brain liquidates billions of mutant neurons around the time we’re born
By the time a baby is born, its brain has lost large numbers of neurons with genetic abnormalities.Credit:…
Why does the right side of our brain control the left side of our body? New research may have the answer
A new hypothesis proposes that ancient visual circuits helped shape the brain’s widespread crossed connections.A review of vertebrate…
Non-Drug Breakthrough for Postpartum Depression
Summary: A nationwide clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Massachusetts General Hospital…
Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active
Screening of mouse hippocampus cells (pictured) identified an enzyme whose production rose with age. Credit: Talley Lambert/Science Photo…