Keeping your brain sharp isn’t about working more puzzles On 2021-01-21 Mental decline is one of the most feared aspects of growing older. People will do just about anything to prevent […]
Researchers link cellular transport pathway to aggressive brain cancer On 2021-01-14 Researchers at McGill University have identified a new cellular pathway that limits the growth and spread of brain tumors by […]
How the brain paralyzes you while you sleep On 2021-01-14 We laugh when we see Homer Simpson falling asleep while driving, while in church, and even while operating the Springfield […]
SARS-CoV-2 can infect neurons and damage brain tissue, study indicates On 2021-01-12 Using both mouse and human brain tissue, researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect […]
Scientists identify brain cells most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease On 2021-01-11 A major mystery in Alzheimer’s disease research is why some brain cells succumb to the creeping pathology of the disease […]
Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients On 2021-01-09 COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher burden […]
Researchers discover brain pattern that could improve mental health disorder diagnosis On 2020-12-17 A pattern in how the brain breaks down tryptophan, a common amino acid consumed through food, was discovered by researchers […]
Video: Cleaning system of the brain captured in 3-D footage On 2020-12-14 All biological activity in the body produces waste that needs to be removed. This is also true for the brain. […]
Maternal anxiety affects the fetal brain On 2020-12-07 Anxiety in gestating mothers appears to affect the course of brain development in their fetuses, changing neural connectivity in the […]
What social distancing does to a brain On 2020-12-02 Have you recently wondered how social-distancing and self-isolation may be affecting your brain? An international research team led by Erin […]