Stress-related brain signals drive risk of cardiovascular disease in people with depression and anxiety

byMass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new study suggests that stress may help explain why. Research from

Updated on: March 03,2026

Stress-related brain signals drive risk of cardiovascular disease in people with depression and anxiety

byMass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new study suggests that stress may help explain why. Research from

Updated on:March 03,2026

Study examines oligodendrocyte dynamics throughout the progression of multiple sclerosis

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressStormy weather: oligodendrocyte dynamics in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. Castelo-Branco research group, Karolinska Institutet. Credit: Bastien Hervé and Lilian

Updated on: March 06,2026

Study examines oligodendrocyte dynamics throughout the progression of multiple sclerosis

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressStormy weather: oligodendrocyte dynamics in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. Castelo-Branco research group, Karolinska Institutet. Credit: Bastien Hervé and Lilian

Updated on:March 06,2026

Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests

by Sean Barton,University of SheffieldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImprovising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research

Updated on: February 20,2026

Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests

by Sean Barton,University of SheffieldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImprovising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research

Updated on:February 20,2026

Rethinking recurrent brain activity: Core neurons provide an alternative explanation

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressCredit: AI-generated imageNeuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The cerebral cortex,

Updated on: March 01,2026

Rethinking recurrent brain activity: Core neurons provide an alternative explanation

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressCredit: AI-generated imageNeuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The cerebral cortex,

Updated on:March 01,2026

Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life, study shows

byUniversity of St AndrewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster decline in later-

Updated on: February 28,2026

Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life, study shows

byUniversity of St AndrewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster decline in later-

Updated on:February 28,2026

Stress hormone identified that helps repair the brain

by Anke Schlee,Max Planck SocietyCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116474When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g., from an injection, research group leader Jan Deussing has o

Updated on: March 03,2026

Stress hormone identified that helps repair the brain

by Anke Schlee,Max Planck SocietyCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116474When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g., from an injection, research group leader Jan Deussing has o

Updated on:March 03,2026

NU-9 halts Alzheimer's disease in animal model before symptoms begin

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/Pete Linforth.An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer's disease.I

Updated on: February 23,2026

NU-9 halts Alzheimer's disease in animal model before symptoms begin

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/Pete Linforth.An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer's disease.I

Updated on:February 23,2026

How the brain dynamically reconfigures networks during speech processing

byReichman UniversityActivation maps resulting from the contrast connected intoned speech > rest superimposed onto the MNI152 standard brain template. Brain regions activated during speech processi

Updated on: February 15,2026

How the brain dynamically reconfigures networks during speech processing

byReichman UniversityActivation maps resulting from the contrast connected intoned speech > rest superimposed onto the MNI152 standard brain template. Brain regions activated during speech processi

Updated on:February 15,2026

Inflammation-induced metabolic shifts linked to brain disorders

by Kindai UniversityThis illustration depicts the experimental workflow using a mouse model of LPS-induced acute systemic inflammation and PiTMaP-based metabolomics. Metabolic profiles were compared a

Updated on: February 16,2026

Inflammation-induced metabolic shifts linked to brain disorders

by Kindai UniversityThis illustration depicts the experimental workflow using a mouse model of LPS-induced acute systemic inflammation and PiTMaP-based metabolomics. Metabolic profiles were compared a

Updated on:February 16,2026

Miracle surgery saves 2-year-old boy with broken neck, severed spinal cord

by Dennis ThompsonTwo-year-old German boy, Oliver Staub, lay in a Mexico City hospital bed awaiting death.An armored car going 70 mph had slammed into his family's minivan during a vacation in Mex

Updated on: February 21,2026

Miracle surgery saves 2-year-old boy with broken neck, severed spinal cord

by Dennis ThompsonTwo-year-old German boy, Oliver Staub, lay in a Mexico City hospital bed awaiting death.An armored car going 70 mph had slammed into his family's minivan during a vacation in Mex

Updated on:February 21,2026

Zero-cost, AI-driven digital detection identifies Alzheimer's without additional clinician time

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsFew primary care practices are designed for the timely detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The limited time that prim

Updated on: February 20,2026

Zero-cost, AI-driven digital detection identifies Alzheimer's without additional clinician time

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsFew primary care practices are designed for the timely detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The limited time that prim

Updated on:February 20,2026

Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury

bySociety for NeuroscienceMicroscopy image showing sparsely labeled axons in a mouse optic nerve shortly after traumatic brain injury. Axons are the long projections of neurons that carry electrical s

Updated on: February 09,2026

Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury

bySociety for NeuroscienceMicroscopy image showing sparsely labeled axons in a mouse optic nerve shortly after traumatic brain injury. Axons are the long projections of neurons that carry electrical s

Updated on:February 09,2026