Low-frequency ultrasound waves directly manipulate blood flow properties
For decades, ultrasound has been associated with diagnostics – a routine scan in a hospital room, a monitor…
Discovery of memory switch in the brain opens new avenues for dementia therapies
“Why do patients with dementia or cognitive decline remain stuck in past memories?” KAIST researchers have identified, for…
Preclinical models map genetic changes behind multiple sclerosis nerve damage
More than 1 million people across the United States live with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects…
Chia seeds may boost fetal brain DHA during obesity-linked pregnancy
In obese pregnant rats, chia seed enrichment helped shift omega-3 metabolism, increasing DHA availability in maternal tissues, placenta,…
New Study Challenges What We Know About Consciousness and the Brain
Researchers discovered that the brain continues sophisticated language processing and prediction even while unconscious under anesthesia, challenging long-held…
Immune cells in the blood drive cognitive ageing — blocking them improves memory
Age-related memory decline could be caused by ageing immune cells.Credit: JasonDoiy/Getty A type of immune cell circulating in…
Retinal stimulation via contact lenses effective as antidepressants in mice
Materials scientists have designed brain-stimulating contact lenses that are as effective as Prozac at treating depression in mice. The soft,…
Identifying the methodology gap that prevents treatment of infection-triggered chronic diseases
Thousands of Americans develop chronic persistent symptoms-such as fatigue, cognitive difficulties (“brain fog”), and other debilitating issues-each year…
Scientists identify methylphenidate as an effective tool for combating chronic cancer related fatigue
A new meta-analysis in the May 2026 issue of JNCCN-Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network provides updated…
Base editing approach repairs deadly Dravet syndrome mutation in mice
Gene editing can repair a DNA error in mice that causes Dravet syndrome, a rare, incurable, and potentially…
Next-generation cancer therapy shows early promise as treatment candidate for glioblastoma
A next-generation cancer therapy being developed at McMaster University has shown early promise as a treatment candidate for glioblastoma, the most aggressive…
New gene editing approach improves survival in epileptic mice
In a world first, a research team at the University of Zurich has successfully treated mice carrying an…