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April 19, 2024

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Study Helps Explain Why Childhood Maltreatment Continues to Impact on Mental and Physical Health Into Adulthood

Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new ...

Reverse Effects of Trauma? Older Brain Cells Linger Unexpectedly Before Their Death

Mar. 28, 2024 — Researchers report that mature oligodendrocytes -- the central nervous system cells critical for brain function -- cling to life following a fatal trauma for much, much longer than scientists knew. ...

Could AI Play a Role in Locating Damage to the Brain After Stroke?

Mar. 27, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) may serve as a future tool for neurologists to help locate where in the brain a stroke occurred. In a new study, AI processed text from health histories and neurologic examinations to locate lesions in the brain. The ...

Making Long-Term Memories Requires Nerve-Cell Damage

Mar. 27, 2024 — Just as you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, scientists have found that you can't make long-term memories without DNA damage and brain ...

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Protecting Brain Cells With Cannabinol

Apr. 17, 2024 — Scientists created four cannabis-derived CBN analogs (chemical look-a-likes) with enhanced neuroprotective properties and potential for therapeutic application in neurological disorders like ...

Study Finds High Prevalence of Hidden Brain Changes in People With Heart Disease

Mar. 26, 2024 — A new analysis involving over 13,000 people has found changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the risk of stroke and dementia are ...

The Power of Neighbors: Neighboring Synapses Shape Learning and Memory

Mar. 21, 2024 — A researcher has developed a new model that provides a holistic view on how our brain manages to learn quickly and forms stable, long-lasting memories. Their study sheds light on the crucial role of ...

Research Offers Hope for Preventing Post-COVID 'Brain Fog' by Targeting Brain's Blood Vessels

Mar. 21, 2024 — Researchers have identified a mechanism that causes neurological problems in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19. The ...

Mar. 13, 2024 — U.S. veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who suffered mild traumatic brain injury from exposure to explosive blasts were found to have changes in cerebrospinal fluid proteins that are ...

Does Iron Accumulate in Brain After Concussions?

Mar. 7, 2024 — People who have headaches after experiencing concussions may also be more likely to have higher levels of iron in areas of the brain, which is a sign of injury to brain cells, according to a ...

Immune Genes Are Altered in Alzheimer's Patients' Blood

Feb. 9, 2024 — A new study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer's patients is epigenetically altered. That means the patients' behavior or environment has caused changes that affect the way their ...

Immune Response, Not Acute Viral Infections, Responsible for Neurological Damage, Study Finds

Feb. 5, 2024 — For years, there has been a long-held belief that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 are directly responsible for neurological damage, but ...

Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Repair Synapses Damaged in Alzheimer's Disease

Feb. 1, 2024 — While newly approved drugs for Alzheimer's show some promise for slowing the memory-robbing disease, the current treatments fall far short of being ...

Researchers Find Enzyme Plays Much Larger Role in Preventing Neurodegenerative Diseases

Jan. 31, 2024 — Axon damage is an early sign of neurodegenerative diseases like, ALS, Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's. Researchers found that nicotinamide ...

Firing Nerve Fibers in the Brain Are Supplied With Energy on Demand

Jan. 31, 2024 — To rapidly transmit electrical signals in the brain, the long nerve fibers are insulated by specialized cells called oligodendrocytes. These cells also respond to the electrical signals of active ...

Using Magnetized Neurons to Treat Parkinson's Disease Symptoms

Jan. 18, 2024 — Electrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established method for treating disordered movement in Parkinson's disease. However, implanting electrodes in a person's brain is an ...

Amnesia Caused by Head Injury Reversed in Early Mouse Study

Jan. 16, 2024 — A mouse study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, suggests the condition could potentially be reversed. The research in mice finds ...

RSV Shown to Infect Nerve Cells, Cause Inflammation and Damage

Jan. 9, 2024 — RSV, a common infection in children and the elderly thought to only infect the respiratory tract, can also infect nerve cells and cause nerve damage, according to a new study. The findings could have ...

Integrating Research and Clinical Care to Uncover Secrets of Brain Development

Dec. 21, 2023 — A subset of neurons related to memory and neuroplasticity continue to migrate into the brain through ...

Brain Lesions in Former Football Players Linked to Vascular, Brain Changes

Dec. 21, 2023 — Signs of injury to the brain's white matter called white matter hyperintensities, as seen on brain scans, may be tied more strongly to vascular risk factors, brain shrinkage, and other markers ...

Smoking Causes Brain Shrinkage, Study Finds

Dec. 12, 2023 — Smoking shrinks the brain and effectively causes premature brain aging, according to a new study. Quitting smoking prevents further loss of brain tissue but doesn't restore the brain to its ...

Study Reveals a Protein Called Snail May Play a Role in Healing Brain Injury

Dec. 11, 2023 — A new study provides us with a better understanding of how the brain responds to injuries. Researchers have discovered that a protein called Snail plays a key role in coordinating the response of ...

Lost Brain Function Restored in Mice After Stroke

Nov. 30, 2023 — Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke recovery ...

Brain Scans of Former NFL Athletes Show a Repair Protein in Place Long After Initial Injury

Nov. 29, 2023 — In a new study using brain scans of former NFL athletes, researchers say they found high levels of a repair protein present long after a traumatic brain injury such as a concussion takes ...

Eye-Safe Laser Technology to Diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury

Nov. 29, 2023 — Researchers have designed and developed a novel diagnostic device to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) by shining a safe laser into the ...

Soccer Heading Linked to Measurable Decline in Brain Function

Nov. 29, 2023 — New research links soccer heading -- where players hit the ball with their head -- to a measurable decline in the microstructure and function of the brain over a two-year ...

Fat Cells Help Repair Damaged Nerves

Nov. 28, 2023 — Damage to the body's peripheral nerves can cause pain and movement disorders. Researchers have recently investigated how damaged nerves can regenerate better. They found that fat tissue strongly ...

Repairing Nerve Cells After Injury and in Chronic Disease

Nov. 28, 2023 — Researchers discovered a mechanism for repairing damaged nerves during peripheral neuropathy in mice, wherein the protein Mitf orchestrates nerve repair after both trauma-induced and chronic nerve ...

Lowering a Form of Brain Cholesterol Reduces Alzheimer's-Like Damage in Mice

Nov. 22, 2023 — Researchers have found that a form of cholesterol known as cholesteryl esters builds up in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's-like disease, and that clearing out the cholesteryl esters helps ...

How Do We Learn? Neuroscientists Pinpoint How Memories Are Likely to Be Stored in the Brain

Nov. 21, 2023 — What is the mechanism that allows our brains to incorporate new information about the world, and form memories? New work by a team of neuroscientists shows that learning occurs through the continuous ...

Brain Hemorrhage Cause Other Than Injured Blood Vessels

Nov. 20, 2023 — A new study has revealed a new culprit in the formation of brain hemorrhages that does not involve injury to the blood vessels, as previously believed. Researchers discovered that interactions ...

Soft Optical Fibers Block Pain While Moving and Stretching With the Body

Oct. 19, 2023 — New soft, implantable fibers can deliver light to major nerves through the body. They are an experimental tool for scientists to explore the causes and potential treatments for peripheral nerve ...

Converting Brain Immune Cells Into Neurons Helps Mice Recover After Stroke

Oct. 18, 2023 — Researchers have discovered that turning brain immune cells into neurons successfully restores brain function after stroke-like injury in mice. These findings suggest that replenishing neurons from ...

A Better 'Map' of the Lights You See When You Close Your Eyes Can Improve 'Bionic Eye' Outcomes

Oct. 12, 2023 — Researchers have identified a new way of mapping ‘phosphenes’ – the visual perception of the bright flashes we see when no light is entering the eye – to improve the outcome of surgery for ...