How to make a brain: new experiments challenge existing picture
Blood vessels (artificially coloured) snake through a a mouse’s brain.Credit: Simon Walker-Samuel, UCL CABI/Science Photo Library For decades,…
Reconciling the neurogenic hypothesis of depression with recent advances in adult hippocampal neurogenesis research in humans
World Health Organization. Depressive disorder (depression) 2025 [Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression. Lucassen PJ, Fitzsimons CP, Korosi A, Joels M,…
Adults Taking More Vitamin D Scored 13% Higher on a Cognitive Test
Adults with mild cognitive impairment and sleep disturbances who took at least 5,000 IU of vitamin D daily…
How Lundbeck’s CEO aims to keep firm ‘punching above its weight’
Almost three years into his tenure as Lundbeck’s CEO, Charl van Zyl is confident the company can prove…
This Common Type of Medication Is Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline
NOACs, also known as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), are newer blood-thinning medications used to prevent strokes and blood…
Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside. Then, all the animals started playing with it
In 2014, a team of Dutch scientists set out to conduct an unusual experiment. They placed a hamster…
Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression
Summary: A study uncovered a novel neuroimmune mechanism explaining how rapid-acting antidepressants, including ketamine and psychedelics, alleviate treatment-resistant…
Why Dreaming Leaves the Brain Running Low on Energy
A mouse study reveals that the dreaming brain may consume energy faster than it can replace it. This…
Scientists Reversed Autism-Like Symptoms in Adult Mice Within Two Hours
Researchers found that one dose of rapamycin quickly eased autism-like symptoms and normalized brain activity in adult mice…
Oral Ozempic Cuts Heavy Drinking and Cravings
Summary: In a clinical trial, oral semaglutide was found to significantly reduce heavy drinking days, daily cravings, and…
Researchers are building computers that run on brain organoids — but have neglected a major ethical issue
The workings of the brain are often compared to those of a computer. Some researchers are testing this…
Sleep Disorders Don’t Just Exhaust You. New Research Shows They Change Your Brain
Brain imaging research has identified structural differences linked to sleep disorders, including changes in regions that help direct…