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July 16, 2025
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July 16, 2025 — Struggling to sleep might be the hidden reason why adults with ADHD traits often feel less satisfied with life. New research reveals a strong link between insomnia and reduced well-being in people ...
July 15, 2025 — Stroke kills millions, but Osaka researchers have unveiled GAI-17, a drug that halts toxic GAPDH clumping, slashes brain damage and paralysis in mice—even when given six hours post-stroke—and ...
July 14, 2025 — Researchers in Australia have created a biodegradable gel that delivers Parkinson’s medications through a single weekly shot, replacing the need for multiple daily pills. Injected just under the ...
July 13, 2025 — Movement helps your mood, but it's not one-size-fits-all. Exercising for fun, with friends, or in enjoyable settings brings greater mental health benefits than simply moving for chores or obligations. Researchers emphasize that context — who ...
July 12, 2025 — A surprising new study has uncovered over 200 misfolded proteins in the brains of aging rats with cognitive decline, beyond the infamous amyloid and tau plaques long blamed for Alzheimer’s. These shape-shifting proteins don’t clump into visible ...
July 12, 2025 — Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far surpassing previous efforts that produced only a few dozen. By ...
July 12, 2025 — A team of researchers has discovered that a protein called cypin plays a powerful role in helping brain cells connect and communicate, which is crucial for learning and memory. By uncovering how ...
July 10, 2025 — What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a hidden brain circuit that gives pain its emotional punch—essentially transforming ordinary discomfort into lasting misery. This ...
July 10, 2025 — Scientists at UCSF combined advanced brain-network modeling, genetics, and imaging to reveal how tau protein travels through neural highways and how certain genes either accelerate its toxic journey or shield brain regions from damage. Their ...
July 7, 2025 — UCLA scientists mined millions of electronic health records and uncovered four distinct “roadways” that funnel people toward Alzheimer’s—ranging from mental-health struggles to vascular ...
July 7, 2025 — When you're mentally exhausted, your brain might be doing more behind the scenes than you think. In a new study using functional MRI, researchers uncovered two key brain regions that activate when ...
July 7, 2025 — Feeling jittery as the week kicks off isn’t just a mood—it leaves a biochemical footprint. Researchers tracked thousands of older adults and found those who dread Mondays carry elevated cortisol in their hair for months, a stress echo that may ...
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July 6, 2025 — Ambroxol, long used for coughs in Europe, stabilized symptoms and brain-damage markers in Parkinson’s dementia patients over 12 months, whereas ...
July 6, 2025 — Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360° virtual Douglas-fir forest complete with sights, sounds and scents boosted their mood, sharpened short-term memory and deepened their feeling of ...
July 5, 2025 — Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain cells and fuels Parkinson’s disease. In mouse models, restoring the ...
July 5, 2025 — People who treat hearing loss with hearing aids or cochlear implants regain rich conversations, escape isolation, and may even protect their brains and lifespans—proof that better hearing ...
July 4, 2025 — Mice taught to link smells with tastes, and later fear, revealed how the amygdala teams up with cortical regions to let the brain draw powerful indirect connections. Disabling this circuit erased the ...
July 4, 2025 — Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain ...
July 3, 2025 — Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key brain cells, restoring vital dopamine communication and neuroprotective ...
July 3, 2025 — Anger isn’t just a fleeting emotion—it plays a deeper role in women’s mental and physical health during midlife. A groundbreaking study tracking over 500 women aged 35 to 55 reveals that anger ...
July 2, 2025 — A new brain scan tool shows how quickly your body and mind are aging. It can spot early signs of diseases like dementia, long before symptoms begin. ...
July 2, 2025 — Illinois engineers fused ultrafast imaging with smart algorithms to peek at living brain chemistry, turning routine MRIs into metabolic microscopes. ...
Earlier Headlines
July 1, 2025 — Over a thousand students revealed a striking link between lactose intolerance and nightmare-filled nights, hinting that midnight stomach turmoil from dairy can invade dreams. Researchers suggest ...
July 1, 2025 — A sweeping review of more than a century’s research upends the popular notion that left-handers are naturally more creative. Cornell psychologist Daniel Casasanto’s team sifted nearly a thousand ...
June 30, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a surprising sugar-related mechanism inside brain cells that could transform how we fight Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It turns out neurons don’t just store sugar ...
June 29, 2025 — Deleting a gene called PTEN in certain brain cells disrupts the brain’s fear circuitry and triggers anxiety-like behavior in mice — key traits seen in autism. Researchers mapped how this genetic ...
June 29, 2025 — Researchers are using an advanced brain imaging method called MEG to understand why Parkinson’s drug levodopa doesn’t work equally well for everyone. By mapping patients’ brain signals before ...
June 29, 2025 — USC researchers have found a promising new brain scan marker that could better detect Alzheimer’s risk — but only for some. The tau-based benchmark works in Hispanic and White populations when ...
June 25, 2025 — Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. ...
June 25, 2025 — A blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug might be doing more than controlling blood sugar—it could also be protecting the brain. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University found that people ...
June 22, 2025 — A simple blood test could reveal which early Alzheimer’s patients are most at risk for rapid decline. Researchers found that people with high insulin resistance—measured by the TyG index—were ...
June 20, 2025 — A common diabetes drug may be the next big thing for migraine relief. In a clinical study, obese patients with chronic migraines who took liraglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, experienced over 50% ...
June 20, 2025 — USC researchers have uncovered a hidden driver behind the early and severe onset of Alzheimer's in people with Down syndrome: iron overload in the brain. Their study revealed that individuals ...
June 19, 2025 — With $860K in Navy funding, MSU psychologists are developing tools to spot people who can handle complex tasks under pressure. The key? Mastering "placekeeping" staying focused and accurate ...
June 16, 2025 — Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, might just revolutionize how depression and anxiety are treated in cancer patients. In a groundbreaking trial, a single dose combined with ...
June 24, 2025 — Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain’s immune system. New findings spotlight astrocytes—previously ...
June 14, 2025 — A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly associated with the disorder. By ...
June 12, 2025 — A team at UC Davis has made a major leap in neurotechnology, enabling a man with ALS to speak again through a brain-computer interface that converts thoughts into speech in real time. Unlike prior ...
June 11, 2025 — A team of scientists has identified specialized neurons in the brain that store "meal memories" detailed recollections of when and what we eat. These engrams, found in the ventral ...
June 14, 2025 — Rutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle over when to eat and when to stop. These findings ...
June 13, 2025 — A protective sugar coating on brain blood vessels, once thought to be insignificant, turns out to play a vital role in preventing cognitive decline. Restoring this layer reversed damage and memory ...
June 13, 2025 — Teens might finally have a good reason to sleep in on weekends within limits. A new study reveals that teenagers who get up to two extra hours of sleep on weekends show fewer anxiety symptoms than ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
- Is Cheese Secretly Fueling Your Nightmares? Science Weighs in
- Are Lefties Really More Creative? 100 Years of Data Say No
Monday, June 30, 2025
Sunday, June 29, 2025
- The Gene That Hijacks Fear: How PTEN Rewires the Brain’s Anxiety Circuit
- Brain Scan Breakthrough Reveals Why Parkinson’s Drugs Don’t Always Work
- This Brain Scan Sees Alzheimer’s Coming—but Only in Some Brains
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
- The Brain’s Sweet Spot: How Criticality Could Unlock Learning, Memory—and Prevent Alzheimer’s
- 1. 7 Million Patients Reveal Stunning Link Between Semaglutide and Lower Dementia Risk
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Friday, June 20, 2025
- Diabetes Drug Cuts Migraines in Half by Targeting Brain Pressure
- Iron Overload: The Hidden Culprit Behind Early Alzheimer’s in Down Syndrome
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Monday, June 16, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025
- Sugar Shield Restored: The Breakthrough Reversing Brain Aging and Memory Loss
- Sleep-in Science: How 2 Extra Weekend Hours Can Calm Teen Anxiety
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Monday, June 9, 2025
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
- Researchers Develop Innovative Model to Study Sense of Smell
- Decades-Old Assumptions About Brain Plasticity Upended
- Clinical Research on Psychedelics Gets a Boost from New Study
- Epilepsy Is More Common in Patients With Frontotemporal Dementia Than Expected
Monday, June 2, 2025
- Attachment Theory: A New Lens for Understanding Human-AI Relationships
- Self-Powered Artificial Synapse Mimics Human Color Vision
- Student Discovers Long-Awaited Mystery Fungus Sought by LSD's Inventor
- Immune System Discovery Reveals Potential Solution to Alzheimer's
Friday, May 30, 2025
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Sustained in the Brain: How Lasting Emotions Arise from Brief Stimuli, in Humans and Mice
- Mindfulness and Brain Stimulation Could Reduce Bladder Leaks
- How Does Coffee Affect a Sleeping Brain?
- Electronic Tattoo Gauges Mental Strain
- Resetting the Fight-or-Flight Response
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Horses 'mane' Inspiration for New Generation of Social Robots
- Diagnosing Parkinson's Using a Blood-Based Genetic Signature
- New Method Provides the Key to Accessing Proteins in Ancient Human Remains
- Newly Identified Group of Nerve Cells in the Brain Regulates Bodyweight
- Humans Are Seasonal Creatures, According to Our Circadian Rhythms
- A Switchboard With Precision: How the Brain Licenses Movements
- Mother's Warmth in Childhood Influences Teen Health by Shaping Perceptions of Social Safety
- Research Untangles Role of Stress Granules in Neurodegenerative Disease
- Scientists Test Real-Time View of Brain's Waste Removal
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Overlooked Cells Might Explain the Human Brain's Huge Storage Capacity
- Study Quantifies the Sleep Loss and Disruption Experienced by New Mothers
- Different Versions of APOE Protein Have Varying Effect on Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease
- How Brain Stimulation Alleviates Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
- Unconditional Cash Transfers Following Childbirth Increases Breastfeeding
- Why After 2000 Years We Still Don't Know How Tickling Works
- Timely Initiation of Statin Therapy for Diabetes Shown to Dramatically Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
- Significant Declines in Maternal Mental Health Across US
Friday, May 23, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- When Doctors Skip the Numbers, Patients May Misjudge the Health Risks
- Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Conditions
- Biological Markers for Teen Depression
- Tiny Genetic Switch Found to Control Brain Balance and Behavior
- How Stress Disrupts Emotion Control in People With Mental Health Conditions
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms More Common Among Long-Term Users
- Good News for People With Migraine Who Take Drugs Before or During Pregnancy
- PREVENT Equation Accurately Estimated 10-Year CVD Risk and Those With Calcium Buildup
- Promising New Way to Modulate Brain Cell Activity to Potentially Treat Major Depressive Disorder in Adults
- Increased Risk of Psychopathology Found in Offspring of People With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder
- Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer
- Scientists Design Gene Delivery Systems for Cells in the Brain and Spinal Cord
- Clinical Trial Shows Improvements for Spinal Cord Injuries
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Landmark Report Reveals Key Challenges Facing Adolescents
- How Serious Is Your Brain Injury? New Criteria Will Reveal More
- New Research on ALS Opens Up for Early Treatment
- Language Isn't Just for Communication -- It Also Shapes How Sensory Experiences Are Stored in the Brain
- Forest Management Can Influence Health Benefits
- New Blood Test Shows Superior Sensitivity in Detecting HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancers
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
Monday, May 19, 2025
- After Cardiac Event, People Who Regularly Sit for Too Long Had Higher Risk of Another Event
- Don't Hit Snooze on New Research About Waking Up Each Morning
- New Research Highlights Health Benefits of Using Heritage Art Practices in Art Therapy
- Sophisticated Data Analysis Uncovers How City Living Disrupts ADHD's Path to Obesity
- Machine Learning Model Helps Identify Patients at Risk of Postpartum Depression
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Could Personality Tests Help Make Bipolar Disorder Treatment More Precise?
- Relieve Your Pain With a Psychologist or an App
- How Do Middle-Aged Folks Get Dementia? It Could Be These Proteins
- Study Reveals Impacts of Alzheimer's Disease on the Whole Body
- Overlooked Cell Type Orchestrates Brain Rewiring
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Can the Brain Be Targeted to Treat Type 2 Diabetes?
- Study Reveals a Deep Brain Region That Links the Senses
- Impact of Oft-Overlooked Cell in Brain Function Revealed
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Cyberbullying in Any Form Can Be Traumatizing for Kids
- Patients With Glioblastoma Who Received Gabapentin Lived Longer, Study Suggests
- Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Brain Lesions
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Mindfulness Course Effective in People With Difficult-to-Treat Depression
- Too Much Sleep Can Hurt Cognitive Performance, Especially for Those With Depression
- New Study Raises Concerns About the Safety of Long-Term ADHD Medication Treatment in Children
- New Insights Into the Energy Balance of Brain Neurons
- Could a Mini-Stroke Leave Lasting Fatigue?
- Study Sheds Light on How Autistic People Communicate
- Sugar-Coated Nanotherapy Dramatically Improves Neuron Survival in Alzheimer's Model
- Postpartum Depression and Bonding: Long-Term Effects on School-Age Children