Primate-specific DNA change reveals a new link to dementia-related neurodegeneration
Brain diseases, including dementia, have long been studied using experimental animals such as mice. However, differences between the…
New research could improve how brain cancer and tumours are treated
Australian researchers are challenging decades-old assumptions about brain cancer treatment in a bid to make radiation therapy more…
New research questions decades-old assumptions about brain cancer treatment
Australian researchers are challenging decades-old assumptions about brain cancer treatment in a bid to make radiation therapy more…
Probiotics for mental health? A new review finds promising signals and major gaps
Researchers map the probiotic strains and gut-brain pathways being investigated across anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, revealing…
Blood-brain barrier-crossing blood pressure drugs linked to lower dementia risk
A nearly 12-year analysis of more than 66,000 matched adults suggests that where a blood pressure drug can…
Unexpected discovery points to a possible route for childhood brain tumor treatments
When researchers at Lund University investigated how the molecule UM171 works, a molecule used to make blood stem…
Brain organoids reveal how Alu-mediated gene deletion can lead to neurodegeneration
Brain diseases, including dementia, have long been studied using experimental animals such as mice. However, differences between the…
New stroke guideline mandates personalized and early rehabilitation
A stroke can change life in an instant, affecting everything from walking and speaking to memory, mood and the ability…
Multi-ancestry genetic score improves risk prediction for Alzheimer’s disease
Late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive disorder characterized by cognitive decline and memory impairment, affecting an estimated…
New funding backs pioneering research to make brain cancer treatment more effective
Adelaide researchers are challenging decades-old assumptions about brain cancer treatment in a bid to make radiation therapy more…
Brain atrophy on MRI could help predict Alzheimer’s progression
Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute researchers have found that a pattern of brain atrophy visible on MRI could…
Study reveals why diffuse midline glioma develops in brain midline regions
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have shown that specific brain cells respond differently to the H3.3…