Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer's disease‑ and age‑related memory loss

by Elizabeth Riley,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost people think of Alzheimer's disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, thebrain changes that characterize itbegin much ea

Updated on: May 30,2026

Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer's disease‑ and age‑related memory loss

by Elizabeth Riley,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost people think of Alzheimer's disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, thebrain changes that characterize itbegin much ea

Updated on:May 30,2026

Pain neurons protect nerve health and offer new therapeutic targets

by Charlotte Brandt,Karolinska InstitutetNeuronal Subtypes and RNase4 Expression in the DRG. Credit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70365-8Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, ha

Updated on: May 17,2026

Pain neurons protect nerve health and offer new therapeutic targets

by Charlotte Brandt,Karolinska InstitutetNeuronal Subtypes and RNase4 Expression in the DRG. Credit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70365-8Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, ha

Updated on:May 17,2026

How time and space become one inside your brain—and what it means for Alzheimer's

byUniversity of OsloCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115363If you develop Alzheimer's disease, you not only lose your sense of time, but you also lose your sense of place. Cou

Updated on: May 18,2026

How time and space become one inside your brain—and what it means for Alzheimer's

byUniversity of OsloCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115363If you develop Alzheimer's disease, you not only lose your sense of time, but you also lose your sense of place. Cou

Updated on:May 18,2026

Is vitamin D associated with lower levels of Alzheimer's biomarkers?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyHaving higher levels of vitamin D in the blood in middle age is associated with lower levels of tau protein in the brain, which is a sign of dementia, years later, accor

Updated on: May 28,2026

Is vitamin D associated with lower levels of Alzheimer's biomarkers?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyHaving higher levels of vitamin D in the blood in middle age is associated with lower levels of tau protein in the brain, which is a sign of dementia, years later, accor

Updated on:May 28,2026

Mirror fragments intercept Alzheimer's-causing protein

byKobe UniversityAlzheimer's is formed by proteins in brain cells that inherently lack a stable folded structure and self-assemble into aggregates, causing them to become disordered themselves. Ko

Updated on: May 24,2026

Mirror fragments intercept Alzheimer's-causing protein

byKobe UniversityAlzheimer's is formed by proteins in brain cells that inherently lack a stable folded structure and self-assemble into aggregates, causing them to become disordered themselves. Ko

Updated on:May 24,2026

Brain circuit links memory to hearing, revealing how learned sounds guide behavior

by Anastasia Salamastrakis,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthPRh input in the auditory cortex during learning of an auditory discrimination task. Credit:Science Advances(2026). DOI: 10

Updated on: July 25,2026

Brain circuit links memory to hearing, revealing how learned sounds guide behavior

by Anastasia Salamastrakis,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthPRh input in the auditory cortex during learning of an auditory discrimination task. Credit:Science Advances(2026). DOI: 10

Updated on:July 25,2026

Uncovering cellular drivers of increased brain signal activity

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityIllustration of potential sources of HGA generation and task schematic. Credit:Nature(2026). DOI:10.1038/s41586-026-10331-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41

Updated on: May 28,2026

Uncovering cellular drivers of increased brain signal activity

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityIllustration of potential sources of HGA generation and task schematic. Credit:Nature(2026). DOI:10.1038/s41586-026-10331-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41

Updated on:May 28,2026

The brain can unlock true multitasking after intensive training

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Yan Krukau from PexelsNew research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a long-he

Updated on: July 23,2026

The brain can unlock true multitasking after intensive training

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Yan Krukau from PexelsNew research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a long-he

Updated on:July 23,2026

Mirror-image pain after stroke may arise as LPA-driven inflammation crosses corpus callosum

byKyoto UniversityLPA propagates inflammatory signals through the corpus callosum via microglia, leading to neuroinflammation and pain in the contralateral brain. Credit: BioRender / Hiroyuki NeyamaA

Updated on: June 22,2026

Mirror-image pain after stroke may arise as LPA-driven inflammation crosses corpus callosum

byKyoto UniversityLPA propagates inflammatory signals through the corpus callosum via microglia, leading to neuroinflammation and pain in the contralateral brain. Credit: BioRender / Hiroyuki NeyamaA

Updated on:June 22,2026

Antibody fragment prevents hemorrhages associated with new Alzheimer's treatments

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaCredit:Biomolecules(2025). DOI: 10.3390/biom15111602In 2025, the European Medicines Agency approved two antibodies for Alzheimer's disease: lecanemab (LeqembiTM

Updated on: July 24,2026

Antibody fragment prevents hemorrhages associated with new Alzheimer's treatments

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaCredit:Biomolecules(2025). DOI: 10.3390/biom15111602In 2025, the European Medicines Agency approved two antibodies for Alzheimer's disease: lecanemab (LeqembiTM

Updated on:July 24,2026

AI decodes epilepsy signals in brain waves before seizures appear

byUniversity of DelawareAustin Brockmeier (left) and Amanda Hernan (right) converse in the north atrium of UD's Health Sciences Complex, where their collaboration began after Brockmeier presented

Updated on: June 24,2026

AI decodes epilepsy signals in brain waves before seizures appear

byUniversity of DelawareAustin Brockmeier (left) and Amanda Hernan (right) converse in the north atrium of UD's Health Sciences Complex, where their collaboration began after Brockmeier presented

Updated on:June 24,2026

Brain 'growth charts' map white matter changes across the human lifespan

byKeck School of Medicine of USCStatistical charts compiled from a large population allow brain abnormalities to be detected in new individuals. Credit: Stevens INIResearchers at the USC Mark and Mary

Updated on: June 28,2026

Brain 'growth charts' map white matter changes across the human lifespan

byKeck School of Medicine of USCStatistical charts compiled from a large population allow brain abnormalities to be detected in new individuals. Credit: Stevens INIResearchers at the USC Mark and Mary

Updated on:June 28,2026