How TREM-1 Amplifies Neuroinflammation and Brain Injury
Summary: Traditional anti-inflammatory approaches have often fallen short because they focus on downstream cytokines after inflammation is already established. A comprehensive new…
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What Great Ape Laughter Reveals About Human Speech Origins
Summary: Laughter is a shared trait among all living great apes — chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans — and this commonality offers…
Scientists Uncover New Neuronal Death Pathway in Alzheimer’s
Summary: For decades, researchers have linked toxic protein build-up to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and amyotrophic lateral…
How Pop Music Is Fueling a Culture of Excess
Summary: A major study from the Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London finds that popular music lyrics have…
How Systemic Inflammation Alters Brain Function and Behavior
Summary: When you catch a cold or the flu, the physical symptoms—congestion, fever, chills—are often accompanied by a distinct psychological shift: a…
Brain Map Uncovers Ancient Origins of Vertebrate Intelligence
Summary: What did the first complex vertebrate brain look like? To answer this central evolutionary question, researchers have produced the first three-dimensional,…
How Your Circadian Rhythm Controls Morning Calorie Burn
Summary: A new controlled study provides a clear mechanistic link between late-night eating and weight gain. Researchers show that the body’s internal…
Great Ape Laughter Sheds Light on Human Speech Origins
Summary: Laughter is a universal vocal behaviour shared by all living great apes—chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans—and by humans. New comparative research has…
Neural Mechanisms Behind Evolutionary Reversals
Summary: Deep in the dark limestone caves of northeastern Mexico, the blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) has evolved for hundreds of thousands…
How Pop Music Fuels a Rising Culture of Vices
Summary: A large-scale study from the Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London finds that popular music lyrics have…
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