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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.

UChicago scientists develop a new approach to study snoRNAs

Dynamic, reversible modifications of DNA and RNA regulate how genes are expressed and transcribed, which can influence cellular processes, disease development, and overall organismal health.

23 Nov 2024

Study reveals how the brain connects social thinking with emotional processing

We've all been there. Moments after leaving a party, your brain is suddenly filled with intrusive thoughts about what others were thinking. "Did they think I talked too much?" "Did my joke offend them?" "Were they having a good time?"

23 Nov 2024

New initiative aims to explore diet’s role in lupus care

Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), today announced a pioneering funding mechanism to address one of the most common questions about lupus clinical care and management.

22 Nov 2024

Pioneering protocol sheds light on NMDA receptor distribution in Alzheimer's brains

Researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), who are also part of the Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED) and the Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), have developed a cellular fractionation protocol.

22 Nov 2024

Study reveals how brainstem neurons control eye movements

Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes' gaze.

22 Nov 2024

Adjunctive middle meningeal artery embolization reduces treatment failure for chronic subdural hematoma

New research by Society of Neurolnterventional Surgery (SNIS) members found that adjunctive middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) resulted in a lower risk of treatment failure than standard treatment alone, without resulting in an increased incidence of disabling stroke or death in the short term.

22 Nov 2024

Advanced 3D brain models created to study memory and perception

The hippocampus is one of the most fascinating brain regions. Associated with the formation of memories, it also helps us to navigate through the world without getting lost.

22 Nov 2024

Anti-obesity drugs increase food waste in some users

Taking anti-obesity drugs has led some U.S. adults to throw away more food than they tossed before starting the medications, a new study has found.

22 Nov 2024

Nanomedicine using gas bubbles offers hope for lung cancer treatment

The delivery of nanomedicines using gas bubbles has shown itself to be a unique way of transporting cytotoxins to the lungs of cancer patients.

22 Nov 2024

Anxiety and negative emotions reduced by brain circuit that consciously slows breathing

Findings on the dACC→PnC circuit show how breathing patterns influence anxiety, paving the way for new therapeutic approaches to emotional regulation.

22 Nov 2024

New study unveils why glioblastoma becomes resistant to treatment

A new study from scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center helps explain why glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, becomes resistant to treatment, and introduces a new approach that paves the way for more personalized treatment strategies for patients with this deadly brain tumor.

22 Nov 2024

Snoring in adolescents linked with problem behaviors but not cognitive deficits

Adolescents who snore frequently were more likely to exhibit behavior problems such as inattention, rule-breaking, and aggression, but they do not have any decline in their cognitive abilities, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM).

22 Nov 2024

New microscopy technique enables 3D RNA analysis in intact mouse brains

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital have developed a groundbreaking microscopy method that enables detailed three-dimensional (3D) RNA analysis at cellular resolution in whole intact mouse brains.

22 Nov 2024

New neuroimaging marker may identify persons at risk of dementia in future clinical trials

A new neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease is related to general cognition and may serve to identify persons at risk of dementia in future clinical trials, a landmark study has found.

21 Nov 2024

Researchers reveal cellular foundations of functional brain networks in humans

Rutgers researchers at the Brain Health Institute (BHI) and Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) have uncovered how different types of brain cells work together to form large-scale functional networks in the human brain – interconnected systems that support everything from sensory processing to complex decision-making – paving the way for new insights into brain health and disease.

21 Nov 2024