PRIME fiber-optic device can manipulate neural activity deep in the brain
Fiber-optic technology revolutionized the telecommunications industry and may soon do the same for brain research. A group of…
Walking 3,000-5,000 steps a day may delay Alzheimer’s — Harvard Gazette
Increasing your steps by even a little bit may help slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease among…
Kids First DRC releases 37th pediatric study on rare childhood cancers
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource Center (Kids First DRC) has released its 37th pediatric research study,…
How walnuts combat inflammation and oxidative stress in the body
From protecting brain cells to modulating immunity, walnut bioactives demonstrate remarkable antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential; however, scientists caution…
Scientists uncover new obesity genes that reshape understanding of weight and disease risk
A global research team maps how rare and common gene variants jointly drive obesity and metabolic disease, offering…
Health watchdog finds opioid safety gap at Counties Manukau hospital after woman’s brain injury
Over 24 hours, the woman received multiple doses of opioids before being admitted to the intensive care unit…
Researchers build magnetic computer that thinks like a brain
In the future, a new type of computer may be able to learn much like you do—by experience…
Bay of Plenty father imprisoned for ‘recklessly’ causing brain injury to 8-week-old baby
Just hours after she returned from Starship, her own little boy was heading there, having been intubated, stabilised…
Disrupted brainstem-parahippocampal connectivity identified as a biomarker for delirium
Background and objectives Delirium, commonly observed in critically ill patients following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), is an acute neuropsychiatric…
New $4.4 million grant funds first study of prefrontal cortical stimulation in severe bipolar disorder
A University of Minnesota Medical School research team, led by Ziad Nahas, MD, has been awarded a $4.4 million…
New Oral Alzheimer’s Pill Isn’t That Great, According to Doctors
THERE’S BEEN A wave of new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease released over the last few years. But nothing…
COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders — Harvard Gazette
Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developmental disorders by the…