Why BMI Is Flawed and Should Be Retired
Summary: A growing number of researchers are urging that the body mass index (BMI) be retired as a standard measure of health.…
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Why Déjà Vu Happens: Memory Glitches and Time Perception
Summary: Déjà vu — that uncanny impression that a present moment has already occurred — has long fascinated thinkers. Modern neuroscience treats…
Misophonia: Could It Be a Brain Regulation Disorder?
Summary: A recent pre-registered study finds that misophonia—an intense negative emotional reaction to specific everyday sounds—is strongly associated with cognitive and emotional…
How Newborn Brains Are Wired for Social Awareness
Summary: A new study shows that the brain’s social perception network — the system that processes faces, gaze and speech — is…
Study: Glioblastoma Erodes Skull and Reprograms the Immune System
Summary: Glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer, does more than damage brain tissue: it erodes the skull and reshapes the…
How Maternal Bonding Difficulties Affect Infant Sleep
Summary: A large Finnish cohort study shows that mothers who experience difficulty bonding with their infants are more likely to have children…
Noninvasive Focused Ultrasound Targets Multiple Brain Networks
Summary: Researchers have created a novel ultrasound device that can non-invasively stimulate several precisely defined points in the brain at the same…
Long COVID Sparks Surge in POTS Cases
Summary: Researchers report that postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) appears in nearly one-third of patients with severe long COVID, a far higher…
Aging and the Brain’s GPS: Why Spatial Navigation Declines
Summary: Spatial memory — the brain’s ability to remember “where” — is among the earliest cognitive skills to decline with age and…
Fat-Derived Particles from Obesity Linked to Alzheimer’s Plaques
Summary: A groundbreaking study identifies a biological route by which obesity may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease: extracellular vesicles released from…
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