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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.

Understanding brain activity during sleep to detect early neurological changes

"Complex processes are going on in the brain when we sleep," says Dr Karolina Armonaitė, a neuroscientist from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. According to her, a more precise understanding of what happens in different areas of the cerebral cortex during sleep can help diagnose sleep disorders and neurological diseases more accurately.

18 Jul 2025

Retrospective analyses indicate Ozempic’s protective effects against stroke fatality

Three studies presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting discussed whether using GLP-1 inhibitors could lessen the impacts of stroke and related brain injuries or reduce the risk of stroke altogether.

18 Jul 2025

New insights into brain fueling could lead to treatments for stroke, neurodegeneration

A new Yale study has revealed that neurons - the energy-hungry cells that connect and direct activity in the brain - are equipped with "backup batteries" that kick in to keep the brain running during periods of metabolic stress.

18 Jul 2025

Chronic venous insufficiency linked to increased cardiovascular disease and mortality risk

In light of reports from the White House that President Donald J. Trump has been diagnosed with Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI), the American Heart Association is sharing important information on the condition and its association with cardiovascular risk factors, disease and increased risk of death.

18 Jul 2025

Social media use linked to declining focus and emotional strain in youth

The use of social media is contributing to declining attention spans, emotional volatility, and compulsive behaviors among young people, reveals a new report by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Singapore-based research agency Research Network, in collaboration with US-based AI platform ListenLabs.ai.

18 Jul 2025

Polyglycine aggregates disrupt tRNA splicing and drive neurodegeneration

Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, are devastating and incurable diseases.

17 Jul 2025

Specially engineered antibody delivers RNA therapy to treatment-resistant tumors

A specially engineered antibody capable of delivering RNA therapies to hard-to-reach, treatment-resistant tumors significantly shrank tumor size and improved survival in animal models, according to a study published July 16 in Science Translational Medicine.

17 Jul 2025

AI-guided patient stratification boosts Alzheimer’s trial outcomes and efficiency

Scientists have used an AI model to reassess the results of a completed clinical trial for an Alzheimer's disease drug.

17 Jul 2025

Ripple activity in the brain helps organize and store episodic memories

A research team from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Barcelona, the UB Institute of Neurosciences (UBneuro) and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) has identified, for the first time in humans, and in a realistic environment, a key neurophysiological mechanism in memory formation: ripple-type brain waves —high-frequency electrical oscillations that mark and organize the different episodes or fragments of information that the brain stores as memories.

17 Jul 2025

Middle precentral gyrus plays key role in orchestrating speech movements

A new study from UC San Francisco challenges the traditional view of how the brain strings sounds together to form words and orchestrates the movements to pronounce them.

17 Jul 2025

How can super-resolution technology help study neurotransmission?

Discover how super-resolution technology can be used to sudy neurotransmission at inhibitory synapses.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 17 Jul 2025

New molecular pathway identified in alcohol-associated liver disease

Excessive alcohol consumption causes alcoholic liver disease, and about 20% of these cases progress to alcohol-associated steatohepatitis (ASH), which can lead to liver cirrhosis and liver failure. Early diagnosis and treatment are therefore extremely important.

17 Jul 2025

Maybe it’s not just aging. Maybe it’s anemia.

Gary Sergott felt weary all the time. "I'd get tired, short of breath, a sort of malaise," he said. He was cold even on warm days and looked pale with dark circles under his eyes.

17 Jul 2025

Robotic-assisted neuroendovascular aneurysm embolization shows promising 6-month results

The six-month follow-up results from the pioneering trial of robotic-assisted neuroendovascular aneurysm embolization using the CorPath GRX system were presented today by Vitor Pereira, MD on behalf of the investigators at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting.

17 Jul 2025

New tech could revolutionize neurodegenerative disease research and AI

When electrical activity travels across the brain, it moves like ripples on a pond. The motion of these "brain waves," first observed in the 1920s, can now be seen more clearly than ever before thanks to instruments and techniques created by a Stanford-led team.

17 Jul 2025

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Understanding brain activity during sleep to detect early neurological changes

Retrospective analyses indicate Ozempic’s protective effects against stroke fatality

New insights into brain fueling could lead to treatments for stroke, neurodegeneration

Chronic venous insufficiency linked to increased cardiovascular disease and mortality risk

Social media use linked to declining focus and emotional strain in youth

Polyglycine aggregates disrupt tRNA splicing and drive neurodegeneration

Specially engineered antibody delivers RNA therapy to treatment-resistant tumors

AI-guided patient stratification boosts Alzheimer’s trial outcomes and efficiency

Ripple activity in the brain helps organize and store episodic memories

Middle precentral gyrus plays key role in orchestrating speech movements

How can super-resolution technology help study neurotransmission?

New molecular pathway identified in alcohol-associated liver disease

Maybe it’s not just aging. Maybe it’s anemia.

Robotic-assisted neuroendovascular aneurysm embolization shows promising 6-month results

New tech could revolutionize neurodegenerative disease research and AI

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