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There are times when hibernating would be useful, like surgery or space travel, and we’re getting closer to being able to do so on demand in humans. Scientists have now demonstrated a way to induce a hibernation-like state in mice and rats using non-in… Continue reading Ultrasound to the brain induces hibernation in mice – and maybe humans
Researchers have used AI to peer into the mind’s eye. Continue reading AI Reconstructs ‘High-Quality’ Video Directly from Brain Readings in Study
A new study into the biological mechanisms underlying depression may have upended the widely held belief that the condition is associated with inflammation. It found that suppression of the brain’s immune cells might be a contributing factor instead.Co… Continue reading Depression linked to brain’s subdued immune cells, not inflammation
Stanford scientists have discovered a major biological mechanism behind severe depression, and shown how to treat it. Signals between two key parts of the brain seem to flow the wrong way in people with depression, but magnetic stimulation reverses the… Continue reading Magnetic stimulation treats depression by fixing “backwards” brain signals
The brain is a rather important organ, and as such, nature has gone to great lengths to protect it. The skull provides physical protection against knocks and bumps, but there’s …read more Continue reading Microbubbles and Ultrasound: Getting Drugs Through The Blood-Brain Barrier
Surgeons have successfully performed a first-of-its-kind procedure in utero to treat a potentially fatal genetic defect in the brain. Usually treated after birth, the new procedure could give newborns a better chance of a normal life.
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Continue reading World-first in-utero procedure successfully treats dangerous brain defect
A new study has discovered the important role that a subset of microglia, the brain’s immune cells, plays in early brain development, cognition and memory. The finding gives us a better understanding of how these cells work and could pave the way for new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.
Tags: Brain, The Immune System, Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory, University of Helsinki, Karolinska Institutet, University of Seville
Continue reading Subset of brain immune cells identified, linked to cognition and memory
Testing for protein clumps in spinal fluid is the conventional way of detecting Alzheimer’s disease, but it doesn’t provide information about the disease’s stage. In a new study, researchers were able to stage the disease using atomic force microscopy to visualize the size and shape of these clumps, which may provide a way of detecting the debilitating disease earlier.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, Protein, Empa, Dementia, Neural Network, Nanomedicine
Continue reading Protein size determines Alzheimer’s stage, may lead to earlier detection
When you think of boxing, you probably don’t think of it helping slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. But a new study has shown that boxing may be of benefit to those with Parkinson’s Disease.
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Tags: Parkinson’s Disease, Boxing, Brain, Edith Cowan University
Continue reading Boxing may KO early Parkinson’s Disease progression, improve quality of life
UK researchers have, for the first time, identified a genetic pathway in the brain that plays a key role in controlling anxiety, opening the door to the development of more effective treatments in the future.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTa… Continue reading First discovery of genetic brain pathway a relief for anxiety sufferers