Breakthrough Blood Test Detects Early Alzheimer’s Disease
Summary: Current Alzheimer’s tests typically measure the quantity of amyloid beta and phosphorylated tau proteins in blood or cerebrospinal fluid. A new…
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Restore Vision by Reversing Photoreceptor Cell Death
Summary: For decades, photoreceptor death—the loss of the retina’s light-sensing cells—was assumed to be irreversible in conditions such as age-related macular degeneration,…
AI Models Reveal Hidden Visual Mechanisms in Living Brains
Summary: For decades, textbooks taught that the first stage of visual processing in the cortex is driven mainly by two types of…
How Your Brain Maps Emotions and Shapes Feelings
Summary: Researchers have long known that the brain uses “GPS-like” circuits to navigate physical spaces. New research suggests those same neural systems…
GLP-1 Drugs: Why Men and Women Respond Differently
Summary: Blockbuster weight-loss medications such as semaglutide (Wegovy/Ozempic) and liraglutide (Saxenda) have revolutionized treatment for obesity and diabetes. Yet until now we…
How AI Maps a Child’s Journey to Language Mastery
Summary: Language is often seen as a single, effortless human ability, but recent research shows it is one of the brain’s most…
Mind’s Eye Cinema: How Movies Are Reconstructed from the Brain
Summary: What does a mouse actually see? For the first time, researchers have reconstructed ten-second video clips from the neural activity recorded…
Why Chewing Feels So Good to Your Brain: The Science
Summary: Gnawing is more than a mechanical necessity for rodents; it is also a rewarding, motivated behavior. New research identifies a neural…
How Cannabis Alters Memory and Our Sense of Truth
Summary: Does cannabis simply make you forgetful, or does it actually alter what you remember? New research shows that THC does more…
Fit Brains Reap Bigger Cognitive Benefits from Workouts
Summary: Does a 15-minute run benefit an athlete more than a beginner? New research from UCL shows the answer is yes. The…
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