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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.

Harvard researchers augment LLM to create expert diagnostic system

Except for one key aspect, the setup is a familiar one in medicine: An expert diagnostician presents a particularly challenging case to a roomful of colleagues, carefully walking them through the patient's symptoms and initial test results.

10 Oct 2025

UCLA scientists uncover the role of DGRs in structuring the infant gut microbiome

Everywhere you go, you carry a population of microbes in your gastrointestinal tract that outnumber the human cells making up your body.

10 Oct 2025

Deep brain stimulation shows promise in reducing severe stuttering

While stuttering was believed to have purely psychological causes up until about 30 years ago, scientists today attribute it to a variety of factors capable of contributing to its development.

9 Oct 2025

Study links skin conditions to worse outcomes in mental health patients

Scientists have discovered that mental health patients who have skin conditions may be more at risk of worse outcomes, including suicidality and depression.

9 Oct 2025

Researchers develop AI system to decode the human immune system

Researchers explore the human immune system by looking at the active components, namely the various genes and cells involved.

9 Oct 2025

New gene therapy reverses symptoms of SYNGAP1-related disorders in mice

In an exciting scientific first, researchers at the Allen Institute successfully designed a new gene therapy that reversed symptoms related to SYNGAP1-related disorders (SRD) in mice.

9 Oct 2025

Women show peak cognitive performance during ovulation but exercise matters more

Women performed best on cognitive tests during ovulation but physical activity level had a stronger influence on brain function, according to a new study from researchers at UCL.

9 Oct 2025

Innovative system accurately detects genetic mutations in the brain tumor within 25 minutes

A research team in Japan has developed an innovative system that can accurately detect genetic mutations in the brain tumor within just 25 minutes.

9 Oct 2025

Errors in EPG5 gene implicated in rare infant condition and adult neurodegenerative diseases

Errors in a gene known to cause a serious neurodevelopmental condition in infants are also linked to the development of Parkinson's disease in adolescence and adulthood, according to new research.

9 Oct 2025

Socially enriched environments linked to better memory and cognitive flexibility in aged rats

A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 9 of Aging-US on August 22, 2025, titled, "The impact of long-term social housing on biconditional association task performance and neuron ensembles in the anterior cingulate cortex and the hippocampal CA3 region of aged rats."

9 Oct 2025

Engineered virus therapy triggers powerful immune responses in glioblastoma

A new study led by Break Through Cancer's Accelerating Glioblastoma (GBM) Therapies Through Serial Biopsies TeamLab has revealed that an engineered virus therapy, CAN-3110, triggered powerful immune responses deep inside glioblastoma tumors that were invisible to standard imaging like MRI, according to early analyses of two patients with recurrent GBM.

9 Oct 2025

Hormone replacement therapy may reverse menopause-related immune changes

A study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London has found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may help reverse changes in the immune system caused by menopause, potentially booting immune health.

9 Oct 2025

Obesity-linked fat vesicles accelerate amyloid aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers discuss the role of extracellular vesicles as a potential link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease.

9 Oct 2025

University Of California researchers, patients wary of Trump cuts even as some dollars flow again

In August, an 80-year-old woman walked into the emergency room at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. She was lucid but experiencing a stroke.

9 Oct 2025

Fermented soy boosts memory in older adults

Findings from a study reveal that fermented soy may boost memory function in older adults, especially postmenopausal women, offering dietary cognitive support.

9 Oct 2025

Common painkiller and antidepressant combo may increase seizure risk in older adults

When older adults living in nursing homes are prescribed the pain medicine tramadol alongside certain antidepressants, their risk of seizures may go up, according to a study published October 8, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

8 Oct 2025

New drug candidates show promise for restoring myelin in MS

Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting more than 2.9 million people worldwide.

8 Oct 2025

Nasal spray of gold nanoparticles delivers lithium directly to the brain

In the form of a 'nasal spray', tiny gold particles act as carriers, delivering a treatment directly to the brain: developed by scientists at the Università Cattolica Rome campus/Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, a new nanotechnological device for the treatment and prevention of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases.

8 Oct 2025

Repeated sampling offers insight into glioblastoma therapy response

A multi-institutional study from the Accelerating GBM Therapies Through Serial Biopsies TeamLab, led by investigators from the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, found that serially testing tumor samples can help detect when a cancer treatment is activating the immune system in recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), even when traditional imaging measures cannot.

8 Oct 2025

Nanomedicine emerges as a key tool to boost cancer immunotherapy

Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and their collaborators are exploring emerging trends in cancer immunotherapy, with back-to-back review articles published in Nature Cancer and Trends in Cancer that look at how nanotechnology could reprogram the immune system and help overcome tumors' defenses.

8 Oct 2025

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Harvard researchers augment LLM to create expert diagnostic system

UCLA scientists uncover the role of DGRs in structuring the infant gut microbiome

Deep brain stimulation shows promise in reducing severe stuttering

Study links skin conditions to worse outcomes in mental health patients

Researchers develop AI system to decode the human immune system

New gene therapy reverses symptoms of SYNGAP1-related disorders in mice

Women show peak cognitive performance during ovulation but exercise matters more

Innovative system accurately detects genetic mutations in the brain tumor within 25 minutes

Errors in EPG5 gene implicated in rare infant condition and adult neurodegenerative diseases

Socially enriched environments linked to better memory and cognitive flexibility in aged rats

Engineered virus therapy triggers powerful immune responses in glioblastoma

Hormone replacement therapy may reverse menopause-related immune changes

Obesity-linked fat vesicles accelerate amyloid aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease

University Of California researchers, patients wary of Trump cuts even as some dollars flow again

Fermented soy boosts memory in older adults

Common painkiller and antidepressant combo may increase seizure risk in older adults

New drug candidates show promise for restoring myelin in MS

Nasal spray of gold nanoparticles delivers lithium directly to the brain

Repeated sampling offers insight into glioblastoma therapy response

Nanomedicine emerges as a key tool to boost cancer immunotherapy

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