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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.

New optogenetic tool to study and modulate plasticity in the cerebellum

Light can trigger a signaling cascade in the cerebellum. This also illuminates processes that play an important role in cerebellar diseases.

1 Feb 2023

University of Manitoba researcher awarded Barancik Prize for watershed discoveries about multiple sclerosis

Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD, a neurologist and researcher at the University of Manitoba, is winner of this year's Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research.

1 Feb 2023

Cochlear avatars provide a platform for deciphering the mechanisms of sensorineural hearing loss

Disabling hearing loss affects one in every ten people and up to 25% of people over 60, according to the World Health Organization, and can have both genetic and environmental causes such as infections and noise exposure.

1 Feb 2023

Tuning into a person's individual brainwave cycle boosts learning

Scientists have shown for the first time that briefly tuning into a person's individual brainwave cycle before they perform a learning task dramatically boosts the speed at which cognitive skills improve.

1 Feb 2023

Study finds link between neurodegeneration in obese people and Alzheimer's disease

A new study led by scientists at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill University finds a correlation between neurodegeneration in obese people and Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, suggesting that losing excess weight could slow cognitive decline in aging and lower risk for AD.

31 Jan 2023

New technique offers a two-prong approach to attacking cancers

When noninvasive sound waves break apart tumors, they trigger an immune response in mice. By breaking down the cell wall "cloak," the treatment exposes cancer cell markers that had previously been hidden from the body's defenses, researchers at the University of Michigan have shown.

31 Jan 2023

Cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunity in vaccinated patients, study shows

Research findings published in Frontiers in Immunology show that cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunity in previously vaccinated patients.

31 Jan 2023

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods associated with greater risk of developing cancer

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods may be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, an Imperial College London-led observational study suggests.

31 Jan 2023

Setting new guidelines for innovative services to prevent Alzheimer's disease

Memory loss, behavioral changes, cognitive deficits: Alzheimer's disease leads to a dramatic loss of autonomy for those affected and has a heavy impact on health costs.

31 Jan 2023

OU biomedical engineer receives $2 million to examine movement impairments in stroke patients

University of Oklahoma biomedical engineer Yuan Yang, Ph.D., has received nearly $2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association to examine the impact of strokes and the movement impairments stroke patients suffer.

31 Jan 2023

People with three or more concussions may have worse cognitive function in later life

Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to major new research.

31 Jan 2023

Acute care surgeons should prepare to treat more abortion complications post-Wade, experts say

Acute care surgeons should prepare to treat complications of forced pregnancies and unsafe abortions following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade in the USA in 2022, argue experts in an opinion piece published in the journal Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.

31 Jan 2023

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New optogenetic tool to study and modulate plasticity in the cerebellum

University of Manitoba researcher awarded Barancik Prize for watershed discoveries about multiple sclerosis

Cochlear avatars provide a platform for deciphering the mechanisms of sensorineural hearing loss

Tuning into a person's individual brainwave cycle boosts learning

Study finds link between neurodegeneration in obese people and Alzheimer's disease

New technique offers a two-prong approach to attacking cancers

Cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunity in vaccinated patients, study shows

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods associated with greater risk of developing cancer

Setting new guidelines for innovative services to prevent Alzheimer's disease

OU biomedical engineer receives $2 million to examine movement impairments in stroke patients

People with three or more concussions may have worse cognitive function in later life

Acute care surgeons should prepare to treat more abortion complications post-Wade, experts say

Health impact of a combination of intermittent fasting and ketogenic diet

Focused-ultrasound-mediated liquid biopsy improves detection of neurodegeneration biomarkers

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New biomaterial allows for treating damaged tissue from the inside out

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