Study compares different light therapies for treating Alzheimer’s disease
“We wanted to compare the two most common tPBM paradigms head‑to‑head in a well‑established AD mouse model,” explains…
BCG vaccine may remodel the human brain’s immune environment
New research led by Mass General Brigham investigators suggests that the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine – which is…
Engineered scaffold restores skull growth in craniosynostosis mouse models
An engineered triphasic biomaterial scaffold successfully recreated the cranial suture stem cell niche lost in craniosynostosis, a condition…
Three generations, one battle: South Auckland family’s journey through childhood and breast cancer
While Eleanor, 10, is now cancer-free and can’t remember much of that time, she recalls her first night…
Experimental drug shields nerve cells from damage caused by ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, received widespread awareness in the summer of 2014 thanks to an Ice Bucket…
GLP-1s for Addiction: Are We There Yet?
Substance use disorders (SUDs) may become the next therapeutic target for GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s). Although the evidence…
Lung tumors hijack nervous system to drive cancer-related cachexia
According to the Cleveland Clinic, a quarter of cancer deaths can be attributed to one source: cachexia. Cachexia…
Mother alleges hospital failures led to one twin’s death and brain injury to the other
However, after a follow-up scan in Auckland, she says specialists reassured her the condition was not present and…
Study reveals hidden brain circuit behind flexible visual thinking
Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana is challenging a story neuroscience has told for decades. According to the conventional account, our eyes collect…
Study potential new therapeutic strategy for patients with ATRX-mutant gliomas
A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has uncovered how one of…
Ten weeks of cognitive rehabilitation reverses long Covid brain fog
Ten weeks of cognitive rehabilitation can help people with long Covid symptoms such as brain fog achieve their…
Advanced brain interfacing technology for both touch and vision restoration
Patients with untreatable conditions such as sight loss or loss of motor-function could be closer to a viable…