Parkinson’s Meds Accidentally Trigger Bacteria to “Eat” Levodopa
Summary: Levodopa is the primary weapon against Parkinson’s disease, and COMT inhibitors (COMT-Is) are designed to be its…
The AI Brain That Gets Smarter by Shrinking
Summary: In the world of AI, bigger is usually seen as better—but this leads to massive energy consumption…
New research identifies neural sequence for odor navigation in worms
Animal behavior reflects a complex interplay between an animal’s brain and its sensory surroundings. Only rarely have scientists…
Combined Body-Mind Exercise Reshapes the ADHD Brain
Summary: For children with ADHD, a simple run on the treadmill might not be enough. A multicenter randomized…
Single Immune Switch Drives Both Arthritis and Alzheimer’s
Summary: Inflammation is the body’s natural defense, but when it gets stuck in the “on” position, it drives…
Blocking nitric oxide suppresses tumor growth in aggressive pediatric neuroblastoma
The tumor begins before birth. Somewhere in the developing fetus, neural crest cells that should have matured into…
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…
SETDB1 modulates neuroinflammation in the mouse cortex by regulating neuronal P2rx7 expression
Pape K, Tamouza R, Leboyer M, Zipp F. Immunoneuropsychiatry – novel perspectives on brain disorders. Nat Rev Neurol.…
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…
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…