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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Oncopeptides confirms blood-brain-barrier penetration based on data from first patients in glioblastoma Window-of-Opportunity (WoO) study

Oncopeptides AB (publ), a biotech company specializing in difficult-to-treat cancers, today announces data from the first patients in its ongoing clinical Window-of-Opportunity (WoO) study, OP-701 (INSULA), evaluating its proprietary Peptide Drug Conjugate (PDC) platform in glioblastoma.

9 Oct 2026

Body fat distribution may influence hunger hormones more than daily diet

Body fat distribution may reveal more about hunger hormones than recent diet.

9 Oct 2026

Positive parenting in early childhood linked to stronger brain reward responses

More than one in five adults in the US experience mental illness each year, according to data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

9 Oct 2026

Nicotinamide riboside fails to slow progression of early Parkinson’s disease

A major clinical trial involving 410 people with early Parkinson's disease has found no clinical benefit from nicotinamide riboside (NR), a compound that increases cellular levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). The findings are published in JAMA.

8 Oct 2026

Disrupted circadian rhythms may influence tumor immunity and cancer spread

Epidemiological studies link light at night (LAN), shift work, chronic jet lag (CJL), and core clock gene mutations to higher cancer risk and aggressive spread, especially in breast and colorectal cancer.

8 Oct 2026

Combination therapy overcomes immunotherapy resistance in glioblastoma

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified a combination treatment that overcomes two of the biggest barriers to immunotherapy in glioblastoma.

8 Oct 2026

Shared family factors influence screen use and mental health problems in young people

Shared family factors, such as genes and upbringing, are likely to explain a large part of the link between high screen use and mental health problems in young people.

8 Oct 2026

Study links non-brain gene variant to anorexia risk

A gene primarily active in fat and muscles could make a person more susceptible to anorexia nervosa, a deadly eating disorder with one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric disease.

8 Oct 2026

Nutritionally similar meals might not affect your body the same way

Ultra-processed foods trigger distinct metabolic and brain responses, influencing insulin release and nutrient processing despite similar nutritional content.

8 Oct 2026

Optogenetic therapy improves light sensitivity in people with retinitis pigmentosa

An international research team has reported new results from the first clinical cohort of blind people treated with an optogenetic therapy for advanced retinitis pigmentosa.

7 Oct 2026

Epilepsy drugs may reduce effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives

People with epilepsy who use certain hormonal birth control methods may be at risk for reduced contraceptive effectiveness because of interactions with certain antiseizure medications, according to a study published October 7, 2026, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

7 Oct 2026

Flexible mesh could power implantable electronics without batteries

A team of engineers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has designed an ultrathin, flexible mesh that seamlessly integrates electronics with human cells to provide a continuous, reliable, powerful electrical supply.

7 Oct 2026

Study uncovers a protective role for microglia in Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered a previously unrecognized protective role for microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, in Parkinson's disease.

7 Oct 2026

Adults with ADHD face higher risk of developing dementia later in life

A new study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers finds that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face a significantly higher risk of developing dementia or mild cognitive impairment later in life.

7 Oct 2026

Babies use saliva sharing to map out close relationships

Imagine you're an infant. Just a few months in the world, trying to gather your faculties, testing gravity - you're pretty helpless and fully reliant on the people around you.

7 Oct 2026

Nerve-stimulation device enters human trials for cancer-related cachexia

The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation announced today that OnVagus, a medical device company incubating at the Institute, has received institutional and regulatory approval to begin the first human trial of its noninvasive nerve-stimulation device for patients experiencing cancer-related wasting.

7 Oct 2026

New modeling reveals high societal value of early Alzheimer's care

New treatments that can slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease could provide significant lifetime benefits to patients and society, with even greater benefits when initiated earlier, according to new research from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.

7 Oct 2026