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Anti-diarrhea drug drives cancer cells to cell death

In cell culture, loperamide, a drug commonly used against diarrhea, proves effective against glioblastoma cells. A research team has now unraveled the drug’s mechanisms of action of cell death induction and – in doing so – has shown how this compound c…

Scientists discover mutations associated with early onset dementia

Scientists have announced a significant advance in our understanding of an early onset form of dementia that may also progress our understanding of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. Adult onset Leukoencephalopathy with axonal Spheroids and Pigmen…

Brain tissue yields clues to causes of PTSD

A post-mortem analysis of brain tissue from people who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may help explain enduring mysteries about the disorder, such as why women are more susceptible to it and whether a dampened immune syst…

Brain stem cells divide over months

Scientists have been able to observe the way stem cells in the adult brains of mice divide over the course of months to create new nerve cells. Their study shows that brain stem cells are active over a long period, and thus provides new insights that w…

Study sheds new light on how the brain distinguishes speech from noise

For the first time, researchers have provided physiological evidence that a pervasive neuromodulation system – a group of neurons that regulate the functioning of more specialized neurons – strongly influences sound processing in an important auditory …

How does the brain manage its learning?

Scientists reveal a critical role for a brain area called the perirhinal cortex in managing this learning process.

COVID-19 virus enters the brain, research strongly suggests

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, like many viruses before it, is bad news for the brain. In a new study, researchers found that the spike protein, often depicted as the red arms of the virus, can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice. The spike proteins alone can…

A new means of neuronal communication discovered in the human brain

An international research group has discovered in the human brain a new functional coupling mechanism between neurons, which may serve as a communication channel between brain regions.

Researchers discover brain area crucial for recognizing visual events

Researchers report that a brain region in the superior temporal sulcus (fSTS) is crucial for processing and making decisions about visual information.

Researchers discover brain pattern that could improve mental health disorder diagnosis

A pattern in how the brain breaks down tryptophan, a common amino acid consumed through food, was discovered.