Alcohol, the magic potion: science behind the most harmful drug of all (Full Documentary)

Updated on: September 09,2024

Alcohol, the magic potion: science behind the most harmful drug of all (Full Documentary)

Updated on:September 09,2024

Brain fungal infection produces Alzheimer's disease-like changes, says new study

by Homa Warren,Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113240Previous research has implicated fungi in chronic neurodegene

Updated on: October 17,2023

Brain fungal infection produces Alzheimer's disease-like changes, says new study

by Homa Warren,Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113240Previous research has implicated fungi in chronic neurodegene

Updated on:October 17,2023

Enhancing deep sleep in older years could stave off dementia

As little as 1 per cent reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27 per cent increased risk of dementia, according to a study which suggests that enhancing or

Updated on: October 31,2023

Enhancing deep sleep in older years could stave off dementia

As little as 1 per cent reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27 per cent increased risk of dementia, according to a study which suggests that enhancing or

Updated on:October 31,2023

Brad Pitt believes he has rare 'face blindness' disorder—what is it?

Award-winning actor Brad Pitt believes he suffers from a rare condition that interferes with his ability to recognize people's faces.In a new interview with GQ magazine, Pitt said that he thinks h

Updated on: February 03,2024

Brad Pitt believes he has rare 'face blindness' disorder—what is it?

Award-winning actor Brad Pitt believes he suffers from a rare condition that interferes with his ability to recognize people's faces.In a new interview with GQ magazine, Pitt said that he thinks h

Updated on:February 03,2024

New hydrogel stem cell treatment could repair injured brain tissue

The new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel allowed researchers to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice.Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Australian National Uni

Updated on: October 31,2023

New hydrogel stem cell treatment could repair injured brain tissue

The new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel allowed researchers to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice.Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Australian National Uni

Updated on:October 31,2023

Investigating the pathogenesis of rare congenital nerve disorder

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityConfocal live microscopy image of mitochondria (MitoTracker/purple) and lysosomes (LysoTracker/green) in a peripheral sensory neuron from mutant Rab7 mic

Updated on: November 26,2023

Investigating the pathogenesis of rare congenital nerve disorder

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityConfocal live microscopy image of mitochondria (MitoTracker/purple) and lysosomes (LysoTracker/green) in a peripheral sensory neuron from mutant Rab7 mic

Updated on:November 26,2023

Pop a Sleeping Pill, and Your Brain Ends Up with Extra “Trash”

In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated how the brain cleans itself during natural sleep—and found that zolpidem seems to interfere with this process.

Updated on: January 25,2025

Pop a Sleeping Pill, and Your Brain Ends Up with Extra “Trash”

In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated how the brain cleans itself during natural sleep—and found that zolpidem seems to interfere with this process.

Updated on:January 25,2025

Infrared light therapy might aid dementia patients

by Durham UniversityTracy Sloan with the infrared light therapy helmet. Tracy used the helmet to try and help improve her memory. Credit: Durham University/North News & PicturesInfrared light

Updated on: June 07,2024

Infrared light therapy might aid dementia patients

by Durham UniversityTracy Sloan with the infrared light therapy helmet. Tracy used the helmet to try and help improve her memory. Credit: Durham University/North News & PicturesInfrared light

Updated on:June 07,2024

Regenerative cell therapy for epilepsy

by Japhet Johnstone,Free University of BerlinCredit:Cell Stem Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.08.013Together with colleagues, veterinarian and neuroscientist Sonja Bröer has res

Updated on: October 11,2023

Regenerative cell therapy for epilepsy

by Japhet Johnstone,Free University of BerlinCredit:Cell Stem Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.08.013Together with colleagues, veterinarian and neuroscientist Sonja Bröer has res

Updated on:October 11,2023

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on: October 31,2023

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on:October 31,2023

Alpha, beta, theta: What are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?

by Susan Hillier,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere's no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a "theta" state—said to help with re

Updated on: December 26,2023

Alpha, beta, theta: What are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?

by Susan Hillier,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere's no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a "theta" state—said to help with re

Updated on:December 26,2023

'Black Myth: Wukong' Soars in Sales but Stirs Dizziness Debate

Updated on: August 27,2024

'Black Myth: Wukong' Soars in Sales but Stirs Dizziness Debate

Updated on:August 27,2024