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June 28, 2025
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June 28, 2025 — A groundbreaking study from the University of Auckland and Chalmers University of Technology is offering new hope for spinal cord injury patients. Researchers have developed an ultra-thin implant ...
June 27, 2025 — Misbehaving T cells light up long before Parkinson’s symptoms show, zeroing in on vulnerable brain proteins. Their early surge could double as an alarm bell and a target for stop-it-early ...
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 24, 2025 — UC San Diego scientists have created a gene therapy that goes beyond masking Alzheimer’s symptoms—it may actually restore brain function. In mice, the treatment protected memory and altered diseased brain cells to behave more like healthy ...
June 24, 2025 — A groundbreaking wireless implant promises real-time, personalized pain relief using AI and ultrasound power no batteries, no wires, and no opioids. Designed by USC and UCLA engineers, it reads brain signals, adapts on the fly, and bends naturally ...
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 four times more likely to experience faster ...
June 21, 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 with ...
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% fewer headache days and significantly improved ...
June 18, 2025 — A new nanotechnology breakthrough may soon eliminate the need for painful biopsies. Scientists have developed a patch filled with nanoneedles thinner than a human hair that can painlessly extract ...
June 13, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered how exercise directly influences brain health in Alzheimer's disease by pinpointing the exact brain cells affected. Using cutting-edge RNA sequencing and mouse models, ...
June 10, 2025 — Acetaminophen may be doing more than just dulling pain in your brain it could be stopping it before it even starts. Scientists at Hebrew University have discovered that a metabolite of the drug, AM404, blocks pain signals right at their source by ...
June 3, 2025 — Researchers asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them coped better with their lower back pain. They found that people able to ...
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June 3, 2025 — A trial of an interactive game that trains people to alter their brain waves has shown promise as a treatment for nerve pain -- offering hope for a new generation of drug-free ...
June 2, 2025 — Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic ...
June 2, 2025 — A new way of thinking about Alzheimer's disease has yielded a discovery that could be the key to stopping the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS ...
May 30, 2025 — Singing to your infant can significantly boost the baby's mood, according to a recent study. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers. Now, ...
May 30, 2025 — A new study suggests that mindfulness training and/or non-invasive brain stimulation could reduce bladder leaks and feelings of urgency in patients with 'latchkey ...
May 30, 2025 — The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even ...
May 30, 2025 — Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the ...
May 30, 2025 — Researchers have identify a set of biomarkers that could someday make it easy to spot the disease in a patient's blood ...
May 30, 2025 — A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer s and other neurological diseases, according to a new study. In the study, participants were asleep when ...
May 30, 2025 — Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good news for when it comes to controlling schistosomiasis, a disease caused by ...
Earlier Headlines
May 28, 2025 — Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement -- they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. The findings are especially relevant for better understanding ...
May 27, 2025 — A newly refined method for measuring the Pace of Aging in population-based studies provides a powerful tool for predicting risks associated with aging, including chronic illness, cognitive ...
May 27, 2025 — A new study suggests how APOE2 is protective while APOE4 increases disease risk by regulating the brain's immune ...
May 27, 2025 — Persons with Parkinson's disease increasingly lose their mobility over time and are eventually unable to walk. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain ...
May 22, 2025 — If you've ever regretted ordering a spicy meal, take note: A new study identifying molecules that suppress the heat of chili peppers hints at the possibility of adapting these compounds into an ...
May 22, 2025 — Researchers have identified a remarkably small but critical piece of genetic code that helps determine how brain cells connect, communicate, and function. The discovery not only deepens our ...
May 21, 2025 — Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands. Currently, there is no cure for it. Researchers have established the ...
May 21, 2025 — Research teams have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human brain and spinal cord with exceptional accuracy. These delivery systems ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries. Individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury safely received a combination of stimulation of a nerve in the neck ...
May 20, 2025 — Trauma centers nationwide will begin to test a new approach for assessing traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is expected to lead to more accurate diagnoses and more appropriate treatment and follow-up ...
May 20, 2025 — By studying Chikungunya virus, scientists shed light on how immune responses to viral infections may lead to persistent symptoms of autoimmune ...
May 20, 2025 — Middle-aged and older adults who experience pain are more likely to have had worsening symptoms of depression up to eight years before the pain began, according to a new ...
May 19, 2025 — People who were less active, with a daily average of more than 14 hours of sedentary behavior, were more than twice as likely to have another cardiac event, including heart attack, surgery to treat ...
May 19, 2025 — A study shows a non-opioid pain reliever blocks pain at its source -- calming specific nerve signals that send pain messages to the brain. In mice, the compound SBI-810 eased pain from surgery, bone ...
May 19, 2025 — A study has become the first in the world to unravel the immediate effects of a high-fat diet on our gut ...
May 16, 2025 — Psychological treatment can relieve pain. New research now shows what happens in the brain -- and what specific treatments psychologists, doctors and patients can turn ...
May 16, 2025 — While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit ...
May 15, 2025 — Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on easing symptoms, addressing psychological and spiritual needs, and helping patients and caregivers make critical decisions aligned with their ...
May 15, 2025 — As a group, carriers of recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have a reduced chance of having offspring. This disadvantage is greatest for carriers of a recessive gene for intellectual ...
May 15, 2025 — A new, incision-free technique developed at UVA Health to treat debilitating brain lesions called cerebral cavernous malformations, or cavernomas, has shown great promise in early testing, halting ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- New Pace of Aging Measurement Reveals Trajectories of Healthspan and Lifespan in Older People
- Different Versions of APOE Protein Have Varying Effect on Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease
- How Brain Stimulation Alleviates Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- A Potential 'anti-Spice' That Could Dial Down the Heat of Fiery Food
- Tiny Genetic Switch Found to Control Brain Balance and Behavior
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Salivary Gland Regenerative Biobank to Combat Chronic Dry Mouth
- 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
- How Serious Is Your Brain Injury? New Criteria Will Reveal More
- Why Some Viral Infections Appear to Trigger Autoimmune Disease
- 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
- Experimental Painkiller Could Outsmart Opioids -- Without the High
- Fast Food, Fast Impact: How Fatty Meals Rapidly Weaken Our Gut Defenses
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Relieve Your Pain With a Psychologist or an App
- Study Reveals Impacts of Alzheimer's Disease on the Whole Body
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Brain Lesions
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- 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
- Could a Mini-Stroke Leave Lasting Fatigue?
- Sugar-Coated Nanotherapy Dramatically Improves Neuron Survival in Alzheimer's Model
- Scientists Discover New Way the Brain Learns
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Evidence of Mother-Offspring Attachment Types in Wild Chimpanzees
- Drug to Slow Alzheimer's Well Tolerated Outside of Clinical Trial Setting
- Cell Death Discovery Could Lead to Next-Gen Drugs for Neurodegenerative Conditions
Friday, May 9, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Take Public Health Into Home
- New Study Traces Sharp Regional Shifts in Ischemic Heart Disease Burden -- A Global Warning Signal
- Promising Parkinson's Drug Decoded
- HIV Drugs Offer 'substantial' Alzheimer's Protection, New Research Indicates
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Eating Ultra Processed Foods May Speed Up Early Signs of Parkinson's Disease
- Losing a Parent May Increase Children's Risk of Being Bullied
- Knowing Your Alzheimer's Risk May Ease Anxiety but Reduce Motivation for Healthy Habits
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Breakthrough Discovery Uses Gut Bacteria and AI to Diagnose a Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Most People Say They Want to Know Their Risk for Alzheimer's Dementia, Fewer Follow Through
- New Chronic Pain Therapy Retrains the Brain to Process Emotions
- Food as Medicine: How Diet Shapes Gut Microbiome Health
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- A Protein Link Between Brain Diseases and Leaky Blood Vessels
- Increasing Physical Activity in Middle Age May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
- Researchers Find That Increase of 'CLU' Protein Promotes Brain Resilience and Could Provide Protection from Alzheimer's Disease
- Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction, Study Finds
- New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Bronchiectasis
- Nursing 2025: No Relief in Sight as Burnout, Stress and Short Staffing Persist
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
- First Synthetic 'mini Prion' Shows How Protein Misfolding Multiplies
- Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Ketamine Abuse Revealed in Research
Friday, April 25, 2025
- New Body-Fluid Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease Discovered
- AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate
- In Down Syndrome Mice, 40Hz Light and Sound Improve Cognition, Neurogenesis, Connectivity
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Clinical Trials to Test Vaccine Against Alzheimer's-Promoting Tau Protein
- ATP Prevents Harmful Aggregation of Proteins Associated With Parkinson's and ALS
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Provide Long-Term Relief for Radiation-Induced Injuries
- Empathy Might Be Retained in Alzheimer's Disease
- Micro-Nano-Plastics Found in Artery-Clogging Plaque in the Neck
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Has No Cure: Could a Cancer Drug Hold the Answer?
- A Repurposed Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Help Treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Related Pain
- The Most Effective Prevention Method for Complications Post Lung Transplant
- Drugs Targeting 'zombie Cells' Show Promise for Treating Chronic Back Pain
Monday, April 21, 2025
- New Analytics-Driven Framework Aims to Improve Care of Chronic Disease
- Building 'cellular Bridges' For Spinal Cord Repair After Injury
- New Research Lays Groundwork for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
- Engineered Microglia Show Promise for Treating Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Scientists Identify Agent of Transformation in Protein Blobs That Morph from Liquid to Solid
- Integrative Approach Reveals Promising Candidates for Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors or Targets for Therapeutic Intervention
- Insomnia and Sleep Medication Use Connected to Disability in Older Adults
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Nontraditional Risk Factors Shed Light on Unexplained Strokes in Adults Younger Than 50
- Cerebral Palsy Medications Given to Adults May Not Match Needs
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- How Do Age, Sex, Hormones and Genetics Affect Dementia Biomarkers in the Blood?
- Hereditary Alzheimer's: Blood Marker for Defective Neuronal Connections Rises Early
- Popular Diabetes Medications, Including GLP-1 Drugs, May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
Monday, April 14, 2025
- AI Tool to Better Assess Parkinson's Disease, Other Movement Disorders
- Sleep Matters: Duration, Timing, Quality and More May Affect Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Friday, April 11, 2025
- New Key Genes in Parkinson's Disease Identified Using CRISPR Technology
- New Strategy May Enable Cancer Monitoring from Blood Tests Alone
- School-Based Asthma Therapy Improves Student Health, Lowers Medical Costs
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Father With Alzheimer's? You May Be More at Risk of Brain Changes
- Stroke Deaths and Their Racial Disparities Increased Over Last 20 Years
- Researchers Identify Precision Medicine Approach for Preventing Kidney Failure
- Discovery Reveals Protein Involved in Parkinson's Disease Also Drives Skin Cancer
- More People Now Die at Home After Stroke Than in Medical Facilities
- Wildfire Recovery: What Victims Say They Need Most
- New Insights Into Neurodegeneration Using Human 'mini Brains'
- More Opportunities to Test for Alzheimer's Using New Analytical Method
- By Re-Creating Neural Pathway in Dish, Stanford Medicine Research May Speed Pain Treatment
- Potential Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutic Target Identified in Brain Immune Cells
- Novel Drug Delivery Platform Paves Way to Potential New Treatments for Alzheimer's, Other Brain-Related Disorders
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Researchers Identify Safer Pathway for Pain Relief
- Discovery of Mitochondrial Protein Opens Path to Therapeutic Advances for Heart and Alzheimer's Disease
- ALS Drug Effectively Treats Alzheimer's Disease in New Animal Study
- Eye Health Linked to Dementia Risk
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improve Chronic Low Back Pain
- Proteins Shown to Act as 'guardians' To Keep Cells' Energy Making Mitochondria Safe
- Diagnostic Uncertainty in Parkinson's Disease: Study Calls for Improved Diagnostic Processes
- Is AI in Medicine Playing Fair?
- Home Care Cooperatives May Be Key to Addressing the Critical Shortage of Caregivers for the Elderly