Researchers have been investigating the extent to which macrophages, a type of phagocytic immune cell, might be used to eliminate the abnormal protein deposits typically found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Boosting the brain’s waste disposal system
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Study underscores need to assess behavioral sequelae of TBI
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Rsearchers assessed moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) for frontal behavioral syndromes and cognitive function. Their finding suggest that adding the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale to neuropsychological assessment may yield useful informat…
Noninvasive imaging method looks deeper inside the body to study living brain
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Researchers have demonstrated a noninvasive light-based imaging technology enabling study of the living brain and providing a new tool to study how diseases like dementia, Alzheimer’s, and brain tumors change brain tissue over time.
Obesity surgery normalizes brain opioids
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Researchers at Aalto University and University of Turku have revealed how obesity surgery recovers opioid neurotransmission in the brain.
Novel imaging study demonstrates how the ‘social brain’ is functionally impaired in autism spectrum disorder
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Brain areas linked to social behaviors are both underdeveloped and insufficiently networked in youths with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to study participants without ASD, a team of scientists has found.
Obesity surgery normalizes brain opioids
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Researchers have revealed how obesity surgery recovers opioid neurotransmission in the brain. Obesity surgery provides an effective means for rapid weight loss, and the research also shows that obesity surgery also normalizes brain circuits triggering …
Green waves in the brain: Theta oscillations coordinate navigation and movement
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Using light pulses, scientists have recently managed to control theta oscillations in mouse brain. They discovered that these brain waves coordinate movement – enabling signaling between distant brain regions – a common code for controlling mental st…
Study examines concussion-like symptom reporting in uninjured athletes
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Uninjured athletes reported concussion-like symptoms in a new study that suggests symptom reporting in the absence of recent concussion is related to male or female sex and preexisting conditions…
What happens when your brain can’t tell which way is up?
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The Spaceflight Effects on Neurocognitive Performance: Extent, Longevity, and Neural Bases (NeuroMapping) study is examining changes in both brain structure and function and determining how long it takes to recover after returning from space.
NSPCC: One in five children referred to local mental health services are rejected for treatment
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More than a fifth of all children referred to local specialist NHS mental health services, including children whose problems stem from abuse, are rejected for treatment, the NSPCC reveals today.
