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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.

Repurposing anti-retroviral medications for brain tumor treatment: The RETREAT trial

Drugs developed to combat HIV and AIDS are being trialed for the first time in patients with multiple brain tumors.

21 Jun 2024

Study links lifetime cannabis use with substance use, mood disorders, celiac, and infectious diseases

Researchers identify genetic loci associated with lifetime and frequency of cannabis use.

21 Jun 2024

Study links gut health and brain function in resilient individuals

A new UCLA Health study has found that resilient people exhibit neural activity in the brain regions associated with improved cognition and regulating of emotions, and were more mindful and better at describing their feelings.

21 Jun 2024

Ohio State study unveils white blood cells' role in nerve fiber regeneration

In a new study, neuroscience researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered a special type of human white blood cell that has the potential to regrow nerve fibers.

20 Jun 2024

Advances in organoids and embryonic models pose no risk to personhood, expert argues

Advances in organoids and embryonic models of human development have the potential to prompt social and existential questions - e.g., what defines human individuality? However, bioethicist Insoo Hyun of Harvard Medical School and the Museum of Science in Boston says that these models have the potential to strengthen rather than weaken the concept of human individuality when considered within the philosophical frameworks of "personhood" and sentience.

20 Jun 2024

Moderate exercise linked to reduced burnout and higher job satisfaction among employees

Employees who exercise moderately feel less emotionally exhausted and more personally satisfied at work than their less active co-workers, a new University of Michigan study found.

20 Jun 2024

Simple test could revolutionize diagnosis of life-threatening genetic arrhythmia

A team of international researchers has revealed a new, simple clinical test to detect Calcium Release Deficiency Syndrome (CRDS), a life-threatening genetic arrhythmia that causes dangerously fast heartbeats and can lead to severe complications such as sudden cardiac arrest and death.

20 Jun 2024

Premenopausal oophorectomy reduces white matter integrity in the brain later in life

Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause, particularly before the age of 40, have reduced white matter integrity in multiple regions of the brain later in life.

20 Jun 2024

One copy of the Christchurch variant may confer protection against familial Alzheimer's disease

A scientific story that began with a discovery in just one extraordinary patient is now panning out. In 2019, an international team that included researchers from two Mass General Brigham hospitals - Mass Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - reported on the case of a patient who did not develop cognitive impairment until her late 70s, despite being part of a family at extremely high genetic risk for developing early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

20 Jun 2024

Adopting fully effective fortification with folic acid can help prevent birth defects

The UK government's failure to fortify all flour and rice with the vitamin folic acid "will result in more deaths and birth defects every year that could have been prevented," argues Professor Sir Nicholas Wald in The BMJ today.

20 Jun 2024

High-fat diet triggers anxiety in male rats through gut-brain axis disruption

Researchers investigate the impact of a high-fat diet on gut microbiome diversity and its effects on anxiety-related symptoms.

20 Jun 2024

Proteins in blood may help to predict Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before the onset of motor symptoms

Researchers combined mass spectrometry-based proteomic phenotyping with machine learning to identify blood biomarkers in early Parkinson's disease.

20 Jun 2024

Study reveals cognitive benefits of ketogenic diet in aged mice

The impact of cyclic ketogenic diet treatments in improving the age-related decline in brain function.

20 Jun 2024

Enlarged prostate medications may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies

A new study suggests that certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

19 Jun 2024

Detecting and correcting fMRI distortions caused by arousal fluctuations

In a new study, investigators from McLean Hospital (a member of Mass General Brigham), Harvard Medical School and the National Institute on Drug Abuse – Intramural Research Program (NIDA-IRP) discovered that the tendency of people's arousal to wane over the course of brain scans has been distorting the brain connection maps produced by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

19 Jun 2024

AI-driven blood test offers hope for early Parkinson's diagnosis

A team of researchers, led by scientists at UCL and University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany, have developed a simple blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict Parkinson's up to seven years before the onset of symptoms.

19 Jun 2024

FDA approves a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of new brain sensor array

The Federal Drug Administration approved a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of an electronic grid that records brain activity during surgery, developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego.

19 Jun 2024

Improving stroke survivor health outcomes through home safety interventions

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that safety interventions - such as walkers, grab bars, ramps and other home modifications - allow many stroke survivors to keep living independently in their homes and may reduce their risk of death.

19 Jun 2024

Iontronic technology shows promise in slowing malignant brain tumor growth

When low doses of cancer drugs are administered continuously near malignant brain tumors using so-called iontronic technology, cancer cell growth drastically decreases.

19 Jun 2024

Study shows the critical role of time cells in complex behavioral learning

A sense of time is fundamental to how we understand, recall, and interact with the world.

19 Jun 2024

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Repurposing anti-retroviral medications for brain tumor treatment: The RETREAT trial

Study links lifetime cannabis use with substance use, mood disorders, celiac, and infectious diseases

Study links gut health and brain function in resilient individuals

Ohio State study unveils white blood cells' role in nerve fiber regeneration

Advances in organoids and embryonic models pose no risk to personhood, expert argues

Moderate exercise linked to reduced burnout and higher job satisfaction among employees

Simple test could revolutionize diagnosis of life-threatening genetic arrhythmia

Premenopausal oophorectomy reduces white matter integrity in the brain later in life

One copy of the Christchurch variant may confer protection against familial Alzheimer's disease

Adopting fully effective fortification with folic acid can help prevent birth defects

High-fat diet triggers anxiety in male rats through gut-brain axis disruption

Proteins in blood may help to predict Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before the onset of motor symptoms

Study reveals cognitive benefits of ketogenic diet in aged mice

Enlarged prostate medications may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies

Detecting and correcting fMRI distortions caused by arousal fluctuations

AI-driven blood test offers hope for early Parkinson's diagnosis

FDA approves a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of new brain sensor array

Improving stroke survivor health outcomes through home safety interventions

Iontronic technology shows promise in slowing malignant brain tumor growth

Study shows the critical role of time cells in complex behavioral learning

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