How Therapy Rewires the Brain to Ease Chronic Pain
Summary: Chronic pain affects one in five adults, and medication alone doesn’t always offer relief. A new review…
Sitting for Hours May Shrink the Brain
Summary: Prolonged sedentary behavior in adults over 50 is linked to cognitive decline and brain shrinkage in regions…
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Brain Thinning
Summary: A new study reveals that type 2 diabetes is associated with thinning of the brain’s cortex in…
Babies Fight COVID Differently Than Anyone Else
Summary: Infants hospitalized with severe COVID-19 mount an immune response that looks entirely different from that of adults…
Inflammation Tied to Motivation Loss in Schizophrenia
Summary: A new study has uncovered a biological link between inflammation and motivational deficits in people with schizophrenia,…
Midlife Cortisol Levels Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
Summary: A new study finds that elevated cortisol levels in midlife are linked to increased brain amyloid deposition—a…
Alzheimer’s Disrupts the Whole Body, Not Just the Brain
Summary: Alzheimer’s disease is traditionally seen as a brain disorder, but new research using fruit flies reveals that…
Clues in Spinal Fluid Could Unlock Early FTD Diagnosis
Summary: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a common form of early-onset dementia, is often misdiagnosed due to its overlapping symptoms…
Surprising Diabetes Fix Found in the Brain
Summary: New research reveals that hyperactivity in a specific set of brain cells, AgRP neurons in the hypothalamus,…
Gabapentin Linked to Longer Survival in Glioblastoma Brain Cancer
Summary: A new study suggests that gabapentin, a widely used anti-seizure medication, may improve survival in patients with…