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Dealing a therapeutic counterblow to traumatic brain injury

A team of biomedical engineers are developing a therapy which shows early indications it can protect neurons and stimulate the regrowth of blood vessels in damaged tissue.

Long-term study data shows DBS is effective treatment for most severe form of depression

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of an area in the brain called the subcallosal cingulate (SCC) provides a robust antidepressant effect that is sustained over a long period of time in patients with treatment-resistant depression — the most severely depres…

Study pinpoints Alzheimer’s plaque emergence early and deep in the brain

By scanning whole brains of Alzheimer’s model mice from an early age, researchers were able to precisely trace the terrible march of amyloid plaques from deep brain structures outward along specific circuits. They also showed that plaque density in a k…

What to know about Xanax overdose

Taking too much Xanax can cause mild to serious side effects, and taking other drugs along with Xanax can increase the risk of overdose. Learn about the symptoms, risks, and treatments of a Xanax overdose here.

Mounting brain organoid research reignites ethical debate

As research involving the transplantation of human ‘mini-brains’ — known as brain organoids — into animals to study disease continues to expand, so do the ethical debates around the practice. A new article seeks to clarify the abilities of brain orga…

Why the language-ready brain is so complex

Scientists argue for a new model of language, involving the interaction of multiple brain networks. This model is much more complex than the classical neurobiological model of language, which was largely based on single-word processing.

Manipulating specific brain waves in sleep shifts balance between learning or forgetting a new skill

Distinct patterns of electrical activity in the sleeping brain may influence whether we remember or forget what we learned the previous day, according to a new study. The scientists were able to influence how well rats learned a new skill by tweaking t…

A new strategy to alleviate sadness: Bring the emotion to life

Anthropomorphizing the emotion of sadness (thinking of sadness as a person) can decrease levels of sadness, which can help people consequently avoid making impulsive buying decisions.

The propensity to hear ‘voices’ in Schizophrenia may be established by infancy

Findings reveal how auditory hallucinations may arise in patients with schizophrenia and provide potential new targets for early detection and treatment.

Drops in income may not only hurt the wallet, they may harm the brain

Young adults who experience annual income drops of 25% or more may be more at risk of having thinking problems and reduced brain health in middle age, according to a new study.