Gladstone investigator wins MIND Prize to decode hidden Alzheimer’s genetics
Gladstone Institutes investigator Ryan Corces, PhD, has been named a 2026 winner of the Pershing Square Foundation’s MIND Prize, a…
AI Body Gap: Why Robots Need “Internal Feelings” to be Safe
Summary: When you reach for a saltshaker, your brain isn’t just calculating coordinates; it’s listening to your body’s…
Wetware AI: Living Brain Cells Trained to Run Chaos Math
Summary: The line between biology and computer science just got even blurrier. Researchers have successfully trained living rat…
Noninvasive Stimulation “Talks” to the Brain’s Memory Center
Summary: For years, the hippocampus—the brain’s engine for memory and emotion—was considered “out of reach” for noninvasive treatments…
Want to prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s? The best brain health training might surprise you.
A lot of people are looking for ways to improve, preserve, and prolong their brain’s health. Just look…
Anthropic Says That Claude Contains Its Own Kind of Emotions
Claude has been through a lot lately—a public fallout with the Pentagon, leaked source code—so it makes sense…
Blood proteins can help build conductive polymers in the brain
Researchers at Purdue University have harnessed a protein in blood to assemble conducting polymers, potentially opening the…
A New Implant Aims to Rewire Stroke Patients’ Brains
Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability, with roughly two-thirds of survivors experiencing significant impairments…
New optogenetic method precisely controls marmoset brain communication pathways
Understanding how the brain works requires more than studying single regions in isolation. The cerebral cortex depends on…
Alcohol impacts gene expression differently across brain regions
Erica Periandri and Gabor Egervari, from Washington University in St. Louis, led a study to explore how alcohol exposure in male mice influences gene expression…
Brain pathway explains how stress drives alcohol-seeking behavior
Why do stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking? A new study from Texas A&M…
Taurine Deficiency Symptoms, Causes, and Health Risks Explained
IntroductionWhat is taurine?Physiological roles of taurinePotential health risks of taurine deficiencyCauses and risk factorsWho may be most at…