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Transporting antibodies across the blood-brain barrier to treat Alzheimer’s disease

Sometimes the best things in life come by chance, when we happen to be in the right place at the right time. Now, researchers have found a way to ensure that new medications are delivered to the right place in the body and at the right point in time du…

Fresh understanding of aging in the brain offers hope for treating neurological diseases

Scientists have shed new light on aging processes in the brain. By linking the increased presence of specialized immune cells to conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury for the first time, they have unearthed a possible new ta…

Molecular mechanism of hydrocephalus could lead to the first-ever non-surgical treatment

Researchers have learned that the same molecular pathway is involved in both the infectious and hemorrhagic forms of acquired hydrocephalus, a life-threatening disease that triggers a massive neuroinflammatory response and swelling of the ventricles of…

Discovery of T cells’ role in Alzheimer’s, related diseases, suggests new treatment strategy

In Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative diseases, the brain protein tau is closely linked to brain damage and cognitive decline. A new study indicates that T cells play a key role in tau-related neurodegeneration, a finding that suggests new treat…

Scientists show how gene expression controls synaptic plasticity in the aging human brain

Cognitive decline associated with aging is caused by the loss of cholinergic nerve supply to the hippocampus of our brain. Since the hippocampus is the center of learning and memory, a reduction in its synaptic functions leads to cognitive disorders li…

Researchers develop blood test for anxiety

Researchers have successfully developed a blood test for anxiety. The test examines biomarkers that can help them objectively determine someone’s risk for developing anxiety, the severity of their current anxiety and which therapies would likely trea…

How heavy alcohol consumption increases brain inflammation

Recent findings point toward a potential new drug target for treating alcohol use disorder.

Does more money correlate with greater happiness?

Reconciling previously contradictory results, researchers find that for most people, there’s a steady link between higher happiness and more money. The exception is people who are financially well-off but unhappy; for them, more money does not help.

Age of first exposure to tackle football and years played associated with less white matter in brain

CTE is a progressive neurodegenerative disease frequently found in contact sports athletes. However, many former contact sports athletes suffer from thinking problems and impulsive behavior in the absence of CTE, or with very mild CTE. This new study s…

Novel deep brain simulation approach for treating drug-refractory epilepsy

A research team proposes an innovative sequential narrow-field deep brain stimulation procedure to treat intractable epilepsy.