June 27, 2023 —For the first two weeks of life, mice with a hereditary form of deafness have nearly normal neural activity in the auditory system, according to a new study. Previous studies indicate that this early ...
June 27, 2023 —A study reveals that household and community poverty may influence brain health in children. Childhood obesity and lower cognitive function may explain, at least partially, poverty's influence ...
June 27, 2023 —Molecular imaging with 18F-flubatine PET/MRI has shown that neuroreceptors in the brains of individuals with obesity respond differently to food cues than those in normal-weight individuals, making ...
June 26, 2023 —In a study that followed more than 2,000 community-dwelling older adults over eight years, researchers say they have significant new evidence of a link between decreased sense of smell and risk of ...
June 26, 2023 —A sense of purpose in life -- whether it's a high-minded quest to make a difference or a simple hobby with personal meaning -- can offer potent protection against loneliness, according to new ...
June 23, 2023 —Using surveys, cognitive tests and brain imaging, researchers have identified a type of depression that affects about a quarter of patients. The goal is to diagnose and treat the condition more ...
June 22, 2023 —研究人员已经确定了一组神经细胞in the mouse brain that are involved in creating negative emotional states and chronic stress. The neurons, which have been mapped with a ...
June 22, 2023 —New research has found that in a mouse model mimicking Alzheimer's Disease (AD) pain signals are not processed in the same way as in healthy ...
June 22, 2023 —Engineers designed a technology to probe connections between the brain and the digestive tract. Using fibers embedded with a variety of sensors, as well as optogenetic stimulation, the researchers ...
June 21, 2023 —People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who eat more foods high in certain omega-3 fatty acids like flaxseed oil, walnuts, canola oil and pumpkin seeds may have a slower physical decline from ...
June 21, 2023 —A study has shown that prazosin, a drug used to treat high blood pressure, can prevent post-traumatic ...
June 20, 2023 —Scientists have written a review to discuss emerging research and evidence of the roles of alternative splicing defects in major neurodegenerative diseases. They also summarize the latest advances in ...
June 20, 2023 —Anything with three hearts, blue blood and skin that can change colors like a display in Times Square is likely to turn heads. Meet Sepia bandensis, known more descriptively as the camouflaging dwarf ...
June 20, 2023 —Scientists discover a treatment in mice to repair the blood-brain barrier, which is key to brain ...
June 20, 2023 —New research has revealed everyone's brain has a 'pain fingerprint' that varies from person to ...
June 20, 2023 —A study analyzed data from people aged 40 to 69 and found a causal link between habitual napping and larger total brain volume -- a marker of good brain health linked to a lower risk of dementia and ...
June 19, 2023 —Receptor patterns define key organizational principles in the brain, scientists have ...
June 15, 2023 —Scientists have discovered human brain signals traveling across the outer layer of neural tissue that naturally arrange themselves to resemble swirling ...
June 15, 2023 —Researchers have uncovered novel aspects of astrocyte function in olfactory, or smell, perception revealing changes in their gene expression patterns that turn these brain cells into a hub of ...
June 15, 2023 —Numerous visual illusions are caused by limits in the way our eyes and visual neurones work -- rather than more complex psychological processes, new research ...
