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A new, noninvasive method for measuring brain blood flow with light has been developed by biomedical engineers and neurologists and used to detect brain activation. The new method, functional interferometric diffusing wave spectroscopy, or fiDWS, promi…
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Scientists have for the first time revealed the structure surrounding important receptors in the brain’s hippocampus, the seat of memory and learning. The new study focuses on the organization and function of glutamate receptors, a type of neurotransmi…
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Scientists took a light-sensitive protein derived from mosquitoes and used it to devise an improved method for investigating the messages that are passed from neuron to neuron in the brains of mice.
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Many people live with chronic pain, and in some cases, cannabis can provide relief. But the drug also can significantly impact memory and other cognitive functions. Now, researchers have developed a peptide that, in mice, allowed THC, the main componen…
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In a new study, researchers investigate tangles in the brain — pathologies not only characteristic of Alzheimer’s but other neurodegenerative conditions as well. The research homes in on a particular protein known as Rbbp7, whose dysregulation appears…
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Scientists have determined the mechanisms involved in the loss of smell in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 at different stages of the disease. They discovered that SARS-CoV-2 infects sensory neurons and causes persistent epithelial and olfactory nerv…
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New research suggests a link between psychosis and a genetic change that affects the brain’s immune system. The study may impact the development of modern medicines for bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
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COVID-19 patients who receive oxygen therapy or experience fever show reduced gray matter volume in the frontal-temporal network of the brain, according to a new study. The study’s findings demonstrate changes to the frontal-temporal network could be u…
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Young children in deprived areas see nature and outdoor spaces as being associated with ‘happy places’, according to a new study.
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It is projected that up to 152 million people worldwide will be living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by 2050. To date there are no drugs that have a substantial positive impact on either the prevention or reversal of cognitive decline. A growing body o…
