Aging-US published "Facility-based and home-based multidomain interventions including cognitive training, exercise, diet, vascular risk management, and motivation for older adults:
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Higher intake of specific nutrients linked to lower brain iron and better cognition in older adults
Research conducted at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine suggests that higher intake of specific nutrients is associated with
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Researchers receive $14 million grant to study the effectiveness of hydrocephalus treatment
Patients diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a type of brain swelling most commonly seen in older adults —
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Study uncovers epigenetic mechanisms that promote glioma tumor growth
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered the epigenetic mechanisms involved in the regulation of multiple oncogenes in glioma cells, mechanisms that
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Human brain organoid model matches aspects of fragile X syndrome more closely than mice models
A “brain organoid” model using human cells matches molecular and pharmacological aspects of fragile X syndrome more closely than mouse
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What happens in the brain during fear learning?
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China and one in Germany has learned more about what happens
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Allopregnanolone exerts persistent antidepressant effects by altering brain states
New research led by neuroscientists at Tufts University School of Medicine suggests the prolonged antidepressant effects of allopregnanolone, a neuroactive
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How (and where) the brain analyzes math and language spoken simultaneously
Separate math and language networks segregate naturally when listeners pay attention to one type over the other, according to research
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Marijuana-like brain substance calms seizures but increases aftereffects, study finds
Epileptic seizures trigger the rapid synthesis and release of a substance mimicked by marijuana’s most psychoactive component, Stanford University School
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Feel good brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals
From the thrill of hearing an ice cream truck approaching to the spikes of pleasure while sipping a fine wine,
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