Teen Aggression Linked to Faster Biological Aging
Summary: Adolescence can be a turbulent period socially, and a new longitudinal study finds that patterns of interpersonal aggression in early teenage…
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How Neurons Team Up to Help You Learn
Summary: For decades, neuroscientists believed that learning made the brain more efficient by encouraging neurons to act independently—each doing its part with…
Chronic Inflammation Rewires the Brain’s Cognitive Hub
Summary: From the “brain fog” reported after COVID-19 to the cognitive decline linked to HIV and hepatitis, viral infections can leave a…
Silent Recall: How Your Brain Remembers What You Forget
Summary: Have you ever had a memory on the tip of your tongue that you couldn’t fully recall? New research suggests your…
Study Finds Rare Brain Cells May Remove Alzheimer’s Proteins
Summary: For years, accumulation of the tau protein has been recognized as a central feature of Alzheimer’s disease. New research reveals how…
How Your Eyes Reveal Tacit Knowledge and Expertise
Summary: We all possess skills that are hard to explain — the precise pressure that keeps a bicycle upright or the instinctive…
Scientists Identify Molecular Chain Reaction Linked to Autism
Summary: Nitric oxide (NO) is typically a subtle signaling molecule in the brain, but new research shows it can trigger a damaging…
Parkinson’s Protein Spurs Faster Alzheimer’s Decline in Women
Summary: Nearly two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s disease are women, and new research points to a major reason why. A Mayo Clinic…
Epilepsy Mutations Trap Potassium Channels and Disrupt Signaling
Summary: Specific potassium channels known as KCNQ2/3 act as critical “brakes” that prevent neurons from over-firing and keep the brain stable. New…
Mitochondrial Transplant Restores Brain Cell Energy
Summary: When the cell’s energy generators—mitochondria—fail, tissues can degenerate, a process central to disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. A recent…
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