Early studies hint that ketones may affect pathways linked to PTSD
From altered brain energy metabolism to inflammation and neurotransmitter signaling, researchers examine why raising ketone levels has drawn…
Five minutes of coffee aroma was linked to shifts in mood and brain activity
Researchers tracked mood, brain activity, heart rate, and autonomic signals in the same young adults to examine how…
Aging brain actively shapes biology and progression of tumors
Brain tumors develop within an organ that changes substantially with age. A new review in Ageing and Cancer…
Review highlights solute carriers as targets for central nervous system disorders
Solute carriers (SLCs) are specialized transport proteins that control the movement of nutrients, ions and neurotransmitters across cell…
Early B-cell therapy linked to better MS disease control
For people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), early treatment choices were associated with only slight differences after…
Gut infection leaves long-lasting immune ‘memories’ at the brain’s borders in mice
A mouse study traces how immune cells activated in the intestine migrate to the dura and persist at…
EpilepsyGTx and Viralgen collaborate to advance AAV gene therapy program for epilepsy ahead of first-in-human trial
EpilepsyGTx, a biotechnology company developing gene therapies for refractory epilepsy, and Viralgen, a leading contract development and manufacturing…
Deep sleep brain activity helps mice resist social stress
Most adult sleep is non-rapid eye movement (REM), which is restorative and promotes resilience to stressful conditions. However,…
Inhibitory neurons act as a brake on brain tumor growth
Brain tumors do not grow in isolation. They develop within the highly active environment of the brain, where…
GLP-1 drugs appear psychiatrically safe, but one finding still raises questions
With millions of patients now taking GLP-1 drugs, researchers examined whether concerns about depression and suicidality are supported…
Developer uses AI to recreate fruit fly’s brain network inside video game
A developer has used OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra to run a model of the fruit fly’s 166,700-neuron brain network…
Scientists traced a hidden immune route that may worsen tau-linked brain damage
Researchers traced an immune pathway from brain-draining lymph nodes to tau-affected tissue, revealing how peripheral immune activity may…