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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.

NIH grants support Kessler Foundation scientists to advance research on neglect dyslexia and autism

Three Kessler Foundation research scientists, Timothy Rich, PhD, OTR/L, and Co-Principal Investigators Helen Genova, PhD, and Heba Elsayed, MD, have been awarded $777,325 in federal grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand research in the fields of neglect dyslexia and autism.0

11 Sep 2023

Buck Institute receives $3.5 million federal grant to lead clinical trial of ketone intervention in older adults

The Buck Institute for Research on Aging has received a $3.5 million federal grant to lead the first-ever double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to understand the effects of ketone ester supplementation on frailty, a condition of vulnerability which develops following age-related decline in multiple physiological systems.

11 Sep 2023

Understanding the impact of aphantasia on visual mental imagery and visual perception

The ability to visualize faces, objects, landscapes, or even scenes from the past exists on a spectrum. While some can picture the layout of a city in minute detail and mentally walk through it, street by street, others have a perfectly blank internal cinema.

11 Sep 2023

Can fluctuating reproductive hormone levels cause mental health conditions?

The association between mental health and fluctuations in reproductive hormone levels.

11 Sep 2023

Study evaluating intranasal anti-CD3 for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease published in the PNAS journal

Tiziana Life Sciences Ltd. (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies via novel routes of drug delivery, today announced acceptance of a publication, “Nasal Administration of anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) ameliorates disease in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease”, in the preeminent journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), that supports foralumab’s mechanism as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a difficult-to-treat neuroinflammatory disease.

9 Sep 2023

Brain-blood barrier found to play a key role in governing ant behavior

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) has been found to play a significant role in controlling behavior critical to how ant colonies function, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

8 Sep 2023

Zebrafish study unravels how the brain orchestrates motion

The zebrafish brain, though simpler than its human counterpart, is a complex network of neurons that engage in a ceaseless dance of electrical activity.

8 Sep 2023

Irisin-based therapies may help combat Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers who previously developed the first 3D human cell culture models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that displays two major hallmarks of the condition - the generation of amyloid beta deposits followed by tau tangles - have now used their model to investigate whether the exercise-induced muscle hormone irisin affects amyloid beta pathology.

8 Sep 2023

BBRF hosts a free webinar on a precision-health approach to bipolar disorder

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, "A Precision-Health Approach to Bipolar Disorder" on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 2:00 pm EST.

8 Sep 2023

Higher adverse childhood experiences linked to greater odds of head or neck injury and concussions

Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc, principal investigator of the Neurodisparities & Health Justice Lab in the Department of Neurology at Mass General and an assistant professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, is lead author of a new study in the Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation, Examining the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Lifetime History of Head or Neck Injury or Concussion in Children From the United States.

8 Sep 2023

Research review focuses on the use of psilocybin for treatment of depression

A growing body of evidence suggests that psychedelic drugs may be useful in treating various mental health conditions.

8 Sep 2023

Pre-clinical studies provide important first steps to prepare for first clinical bladder transplant

A series of pre-clinical studies provide important first steps in developing techniques of robotic bladder transplantation in humans, as reported in the October issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

8 Sep 2023

FAU researchers discover novel method to identify therapeutic agents to treat addiction

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, approximately 40 million people in the United States had a substance use disorder in 2020.

8 Sep 2023

The role of exercise-induced hormone irisin in amyloid beta reduction

Researchers explored the biological mechanisms by which exercise-induced irisin attenuates amyloid-beta pathology in Alzheimer’s disease.

8 Sep 2023

UTSA researchers study the mechanism of action of Sweet Annie's medicinal compounds

Vibrant green leaves sprout from tall fragrant plants sitting neatly in two rows of terracotta pots in Valerie Sponsel's UTSA biology laboratory.

8 Sep 2023

Senolytic therapy in mild Alzheimer’s disease shows safety in phase I trial

Researchers conducted the phase 1 trial of orally-administered senolytic therapy comprising quercetin (Q) and dasatinib (D) for symptomatic and early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients.

8 Sep 2023

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center administers first targeted gene therapy for ALS

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is one of the first nationwide to administer a targeted gene therapy for patients with a specific form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that affects the cells in the brain and spine.

8 Sep 2023

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NIH grants support Kessler Foundation scientists to advance research on neglect dyslexia and autism

Buck Institute receives $3.5 million federal grant to lead clinical trial of ketone intervention in older adults

Understanding the impact of aphantasia on visual mental imagery and visual perception

Can fluctuating reproductive hormone levels cause mental health conditions?

Study evaluating intranasal anti-CD3 for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease published in the PNAS journal

Brain-blood barrier found to play a key role in governing ant behavior

Zebrafish study unravels how the brain orchestrates motion

Irisin-based therapies may help combat Alzheimer’s disease

BBRF hosts a free webinar on a precision-health approach to bipolar disorder

Higher adverse childhood experiences linked to greater odds of head or neck injury and concussions

Research review focuses on the use of psilocybin for treatment of depression

Pre-clinical studies provide important first steps to prepare for first clinical bladder transplant

FAU researchers discover novel method to identify therapeutic agents to treat addiction

The role of exercise-induced hormone irisin in amyloid beta reduction

UTSA researchers study the mechanism of action of Sweet Annie's medicinal compounds

Senolytic therapy in mild Alzheimer’s disease shows safety in phase I trial

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center administers first targeted gene therapy for ALS

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