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

The role of neuroinflammation in progressive multiple sclerosis

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressOxPC deposition induces chronic demyelination, neuroinflammation, endogenous lipid peroxidation and neurodegeneration in the CNS. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2025). DOI:

Updated on: March 08,2026

The role of neuroinflammation in progressive multiple sclerosis

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressOxPC deposition induces chronic demyelination, neuroinflammation, endogenous lipid peroxidation and neurodegeneration in the CNS. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2025). DOI:

Updated on:March 08,2026

Neuroscience research reveals synapse functions, relationships in detail

byColorado State UniversityResearchers at CSU engineered recombinant enzymes that produce GABA in the nuclei (cyan) of human neurons (magenta) co-cultured with astrocytes (blue). This system was used

Updated on: February 24,2026

Neuroscience research reveals synapse functions, relationships in detail

byColorado State UniversityResearchers at CSU engineered recombinant enzymes that produce GABA in the nuclei (cyan) of human neurons (magenta) co-cultured with astrocytes (blue). This system was used

Updated on:February 24,2026

How an antiviral defense mechanism may lead to Alzheimer's disease

byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOne of the main proteins that contributes to Alzheimer's disease is called phospho-tau (p-tau). When p-tau gets too many phosphate groups att

Updated on: February 13,2026

How an antiviral defense mechanism may lead to Alzheimer's disease

byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOne of the main proteins that contributes to Alzheimer's disease is called phospho-tau (p-tau). When p-tau gets too many phosphate groups att

Updated on:February 13,2026

Hospital delirium linked to later dementia risk in healthy adults

byUniversity of EdinburghCredit: Pixabay from PexelsOlder adults who develop delirium during a hospital admission face a substantially higher risk of dementia in later years, even if they had no prior

Updated on: April 18,2026

Hospital delirium linked to later dementia risk in healthy adults

byUniversity of EdinburghCredit: Pixabay from PexelsOlder adults who develop delirium during a hospital admission face a substantially higher risk of dementia in later years, even if they had no prior

Updated on:April 18,2026

Women face greater challenges than men in daily task recovery after stroke

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen examining recovery during the first year after an ischemic stroke, a new study has found for daily tasks such as eating, dressing a

Updated on: March 14,2026

Women face greater challenges than men in daily task recovery after stroke

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen examining recovery during the first year after an ischemic stroke, a new study has found for daily tasks such as eating, dressing a

Updated on:March 14,2026

Newly discovered recessive neurodevelopmental disorder may be most prevalent ever

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodev

Updated on: April 15,2026

Newly discovered recessive neurodevelopmental disorder may be most prevalent ever

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodev

Updated on:April 15,2026

Exposure to common air pollutants alters adolescent brain development, study finds

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityPersistent effects of air pollutants (main effects) from a multi-pollutant model. Standardized effects of all pollutant exposures (estimated fro

Updated on: February 10,2026

Exposure to common air pollutants alters adolescent brain development, study finds

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityPersistent effects of air pollutants (main effects) from a multi-pollutant model. Standardized effects of all pollutant exposures (estimated fro

Updated on:February 10,2026

Why some brains switch gears more efficiently than others

by Tongyue Zhang,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is constantly processing information that unfolds at different speeds—from split-second reactions to sudden environm

Updated on: March 13,2026

Why some brains switch gears more efficiently than others

by Tongyue Zhang,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is constantly processing information that unfolds at different speeds—from split-second reactions to sudden environm

Updated on:March 13,2026

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

Small molecule could slow or stop progress of Parkinson's disease and related brain disorders, not just treat symptoms

byNew York UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi and the University of Denver has identified a promising small molecule that could help slow or halt the

Updated on: April 12,2026

Small molecule could slow or stop progress of Parkinson's disease and related brain disorders, not just treat symptoms

byNew York UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi and the University of Denver has identified a promising small molecule that could help slow or halt the

Updated on:April 12,2026

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