New Study Finds Melatonin Improves Memory
Summary: Melatonin and its brain metabolite AMK improve long-term memory and protect against age-related cognitive decline in mice. Source: Tokyo Medical and…
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Hair Follicle Stem Cells Promote Myelin Repair in Mice
Summary: Melanocyte stem cells in human hair follicles that express CD34 can be directed to form glial cells and generate myelin. CD34-positive…
Eavesdropping on Fat-to-Brain Signaling
Summary: Researchers have identified sensory neurons that relay information about stress and metabolism from adipose (fat) tissue back to the brain. Source:…
Prenatal Brain Scans Reveal Early Signs of Autism
Summary: Researchers at King’s College London report a link between autism traits and isolated fetal ventriculomegaly — the most commonly detected antenatal…
ADHD Linked to Higher Dementia Risk
Summary: A new study shows that adults diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have brain changes that resemble those seen in…
Study: Elite Football Players Face Higher Dementia Risk
Summary: Male elite football players who competed in Sweden’s top division showed a 1.5-fold higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease—primarily Alzheimer’s disease…
How 2020’s Upheavals Set Back Young Adults’ Social Development
Summary: New research indicates that the multiple, high-intensity stressors of 2020 may have disrupted the social and emotional development of young adults…
How Neurons Decode Wine Aromas and Everyday Scents
Summary: Scientists have uncovered how animals distinguish closely related odors by combining stable and variable neural responses. This work reveals how some…
Why Common Treatments for Painful Facial Tics Can Be Costly
A Medicare claims analysis finds that percutaneous stereotaxic rhizotomy (PSR) is the most cost-effective surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, despite being the…
Blue Brain Project Atlas Maps Neuron Types
Summary: The Blue Brain Project has released an enriched 3D digital cell atlas that identifies a greater variety of neuron types than…
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