Brain/Neuroscience
Video: Combating aging in our lifetime
[A] new video from Kurzgesagt presents several technologies close to completion that could make a big impact on how we ...
Could Alzheimer’s originate outside the brain?
We associate Alzheimer’s with physical deterioration in the brain, but new research shows the nerve damage responsible for Alzheimer’s onset ...
Warm thoughts? Treating depression with whole body hyperthermia
[Editor's note: David Haggerty is a neuroscience graduate student at the Indiana University School of Medicine.] A collaborative effort, led ...
Neurologic disorders may be linked to brain’s immune system
New research suggests there could be a link between certain disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, and the brain's inability to clear ...
Mars missions: What would long-term space travel do to the brain?
In a NASA-funded study published on [November 1], Dr. Donna Roberts of the Medical University of South Carolina and her ...
Brain studies weakened by lack of diversity in participants
[S]ocial sciences [tend] to focus on people from WEIRD societies—that is, Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic. The results of such studies ...
Two of a kind? Twins offer unique glimpse into human development
In the world of genetics, identical twins offer a valuable source for study. And they've shown that our genetic makeup ...
100 billion neurons make up our brain—how does it all work?
[Editor's note: Sara Linker and Tracy Bedrosian are postdoctoral research fellows in the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute for ...
‘Young blood’ infusions may boost cognitive abilities of Alzheimer’s patients
The first controlled, but controversial and small, clinical trial of giving young blood to people with dementia has reported that ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – Nov. 6, 2017
Viewpoint: Why GMO crops are planet’s best ecological choice | Eshna Gogia When genetic engineering came of age: World’s first GMO—GE ...
Creating a brain cell ‘periodic table’ from live tissue
There are 86 billion neurons in the human brain and no two of them are exactly alike. If doctors and ...
Viewpoint: Gender equity debate demands understanding of biological differences
[Editor's notes: Marta Iglesias is a predoctoral researcher in the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Lisbon. Her research is focused on how ...
There’s a reason you have trouble thinking and remembering when hunger sets in
Why is it so hard to think while you're hungry? Researchers now believe it may come down to one protein ...
Argument for rolling our clocks back: Your brain needs the morning boost
Shifting the clock back one hour means more people won't have to wake up before sunrise. When you wake to ...
How our brain perceives time
Internal time perception is complex, involving disperse areas of the brain. But a new field of research called neurorelativity, using ...
Gay conversion? Grotesque brain implants used to try to ‘cure’ homosexuality
[Editor's note: John Horgan directs the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology.] Homosexuality has been treated with lobotomies, ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – Oct. 30, 2017
Glyphosate-gate: Policy and science implications of IARC’s ‘predetermined’ cancer finding | Geoffrey Kabat If you lose any of these 7 organs, ...
Protecting against cancer: What can we learn from animals who live for centuries
There are an increasing number of genetic clues from animals that could provide hints to treating aging and age related ...
Why Alzheimer’s patients have abnormal gut bacteria
People suffering from Alzheimer's disease have altered gut bacteria, a new study published in Scientific Reports shows. ... A team of researchers primarily ...
Body/brain connection: Two genes linked to seizures, obesity, autism
Identifying relevant genetic interactions contributing to neurodevelopmental disorders is a huge challenge facing the field. Now, a study from researchers ...
CRISPR gene editing of the brain could open research floodgates
[Researchers] at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) have developed a new tool that, for the first time, ...
Tale of two brains: One from normal child, another from abused child show impact of neglect
The primary cause of the extraordinary difference between the brains of these two three-year-old children [pictured below] is the way ...
Innovative CAR-T cancer treatments offer cures–and sometimes high risks
[T]here’s a reason CAR-T is reserved for [cancer] patients that fail to improve under front-line treatments: it comes with horrid side ...
If you lose any of these 7 organs, you’ll probably be OK
The human body has dozens of organs, with some clearly more critical than others. But there are several you can ...
Could MRI brain scans prove you’re innocent?
Lie detection using a functional MRI machine, which measures and creates an image of brain activity, is a topic of ...
Pro fighters monitored to shed light on early signs of trauma-induced brain damage
Researchers have enrolled close to 700 mixed martial arts fighters and boxers, both active and retired, in the past six years ...
When does life begin? Here are 17 points in time to consider
The US Department of Health and Human Services has taken the official position that life begins at conception. Here's a ...
