Long-Term Iron Accumulation Strips Neurons of Disease Resilience
Summary: Neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases afflict tens of millions of people worldwide, driven by a…
3 People Have Gotten Cancer-Detecting Implants in Their Brains
A San Francisco startup with ties to Elon Musk’s Neuralink has started testing its brain implant to detect…
3 People Have Gotten Cancer-Detecting Implants in Their Brains
A San Francisco startup with ties to Elon Musk’s Neuralink has started testing its brain implant to detect…
Natural molecule erucamide helps slow progressive retinal degeneration
Many conditions that cause vision loss share a common feature: the gradual breakdown of the retina, the light-sensing…
Australian research uncovers how the brain manages unexpected sensory surprises
Australian researchers have uncovered what happens behind the scenes in our brain when we’re faced with a predictable…
New miniature microscope stably images brain cells during movement
Researchers at Peking University have developed DUET, a breakthrough dual-color miniature two-photon microscope that overcomes two persistent barriers…
Trauma Therapy Reverses PTSD in Psychosis Patients
Summary: A new study reveals that individuals living with co-occurring psychosis and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can safely…
Losing Smell Triggers Severe Clinical Depression
Summary: Losing the senses of smell and taste inflicts an emotional, social, and psychological toll comparable to living…
Why You Flinch When Someone Else Gets Hurt
The brain doesn’t simply watch other people. It appears to translate what we see into touch-like experiences using…
Disrupted Neuronal Microexons Drive Hyperarousal and Insomnia
Summary: A new study found that altered neuronal microexons cause hyperarousal and insomnia in zebrafish. The researchers discovered…
At-home brain implant gives man with motor neuron disease his daily life back
Casey Harrell using the brain-computer interface at his home. Credit: Regents of the University of California, Davis A…
Scientists Mapped Every Neuron in a Fruit Fly and the Brain Wasn’t Running the Show
The connectome maps how neurons in the fruit fly brain connect to those in its body via its…