New neuron signaling mechanism reveals safer pathway for pain treatment
Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve…
RNA-based cocktail shows promise against glioblastoma
A patented RNA-based cocktail developed at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has emerged as…
Study reveals how aging reshapes protein chemistry in the brain
A study by the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena shows that the…
Personalized brain stimulation approach shows promise for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new, personalized approach to deep brain stimulation (DBS) for people with drug-resistant epilepsy. By mapping each…
Tirzepatide reveals a brain signal that predicts returning food preoccupation
A rare intracranial recording shows how a low-frequency brain signal vanished during tirzepatide-associated symptom relief and resurfaced weeks…
New frontiers: Five innovations changing how we tackle some of our worst brain diseases
Donna Chisholm New Zealand Listener· 17 Nov, 2025 05:00 PM3 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald…
Daily berries and cocoa enhance mood by targeting key brain pathways
New evidence suggests that regularly consuming flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, citrus, cocoa, and tea, may gently improve…
Scottish Brain Sciences opens new Alzheimer’s clinical research center at ONE Biohub
Scottish Brain Sciences (SBS), a leading clinical research organization dedicated to transforming the early detection and treatment of…
New robotic testing method reveals overlooked proprioception deficits after stroke
A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up,…
Breakthrough in growing brain tissue models using fully animal-free materials
For the first time, scientists have grown functional, brain-like tissue without using any animal-derived materials or added biological…
Dysfunctional mitochondria shown to initiate the onset of Parkinson’s
For decades, scientists have known that mitochondria, which produce energy inside our cells, malfunction in Parkinson’s disease. But…
Groundbreaking mouse cortex model opens new frontiers in neuroscience
Harnessing the muscle of one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, researchers have built one of the largest and…