New imaging method illuminates oxygen's journey in the brain
The human brain consumes vast amounts of energy, which is almost exclusively generated from a form of metabolism that requires oxygen. While the efficient and timely delivery of oxygen is known to be critical to healthy brain ...
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Brain circuit that spoils appetite identified
Satiety, nausea or anxiety can all lead to a loss of appetite. Delaying eating can be a healthy move by the body to prevent further damage and to gain time for regenerating. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological ...
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New tool provides researchers with improved understanding of stem cell aging in the brain
Researchers can use the light naturally thrown off by biological specimens to better study the different states of stem cells in the nervous system, thanks to a tool developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, brightening ...
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Research links age-related inflammation, microglia and Alzheimer's disease
Stanford researchers have uncovered a potential role for a protein called TREM1 in the development of age-related inflammation, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer's disease. This discovery could pave the way for new therapeutic ...
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MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination
New real-world research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April), reveals that people living with multiple sclerosis ...
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Synaptic protein change during development offers clues on evolution and disease
The first analysis of how synaptic proteins change during early development reveals differences between mice and marmosets, and also what's different in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The Kobe University findings ...
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Study: The language spoken by others conditions our ability to predict their actions from a very early age
How do we learn to predict other people's behavior? It is a process that begins during the first months of life and depends on several factors, for example, whether or not we share the same linguistic community. A recent ...
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Making long-term memories requires DNA damage, researchers discover
Just as you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that you can't make long-term memories without DNA damage and brain inflammation. Their surprising findings ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Why some types of music make people want to dance more than others
A trio of neuroscientists at Aix Marseille Université in France, working with a psychologist colleague from the University of Connecticut in the U.S., has discovered what they believe to be the mechanism in the brain that ...
A decade of aphantasia research: What we've learned about people who can't visualize
People who can't visualize an image in their mind's eye are less likely to remember the details of important past personal events or to recognize faces, according to a review of nearly 10 years of research.
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MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead
A new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally reported, according to scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute. The method, first described in 2022, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study
In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigated the genetic and modifiable influences on fragile brain regions by looking at the brain scans of 40,000 UK Biobank participants aged over 45.
Mar 27, 2024
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Could sudden infant death syndrome be caused by unrecognized brain infections?
Some infants who pass away from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are known to have had acute minor infections. Could these have played a role in their death? Using next-generation molecular tools, a new study provides ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Understanding the role of microglia in Alzheimer's disease
Microglia are specialized immune cells in the brain. While they normally protect our brains, they can also contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. The exact mechanism behind this contribution is not ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Investigating the loss of musical ability
Amusia is a severe musical disorder affecting both the perception and production of music. It may be either congenital, hereditary tone deafness, or acquired, that is, a condition caused by brain damage. Although amusia has ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Could AI play a role in locating damage to the brain after stroke?
In a new study, AI processed text from health histories and neurologic examinations to locate lesions in the brain. The study, which looked specifically at the large language model called generative pre-trained transformer ...
Mar 27, 2024
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A promising discovery in a rare neurodegenerative disease
Imagine being middle aged and starting to feel that you are off balance a lot and that you are having a hard time coordinating your movements. Those are among the symptoms of Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6, known as SCA6, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Researchers introduce enhanced brain signal analysis technique
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have introduced a new, refined method for analyzing brain signals, enhancing our understanding of brain functionality. This research has the potential to improve treatments ...
Mar 27, 2024
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