Study Finds Potential Link Between Alzheimer’s and TBI
Summary: New research finds that under conditions of cellular stress, the potassium channel KCNB1 accumulates in the brain, becomes toxic to neurons,…
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Cellular Maintenance Fails in Huntington’s Disease
Summary: New analysis suggests Huntington’s disease advances largely because cells lose the homeostatic systems that maintain their health, rather than solely from…
How Emotional Stories Capture Attention and Shape Memory
Summary: When people watch the same story unfold in real time, their moment-to-moment sense of engagement tends to align. That alignment is…
How REM and Non-REM Sleep Work Together to Solve Problems
Summary: Scientists have proposed a new model that explains how different sleep stages may support problem solving and creativity. The research suggests…
Restless Legs Syndrome, Insomnia, and Brain Chemistry Explained
Johns Hopkins researchers say they may have uncovered why people with restless legs syndrome (RLS) often continue to suffer sleepless nights even…
GPU Accelerated Mapping of Human Brain Connectivity
Summary: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have created a GPU-accelerated machine learning algorithm that dramatically speeds up and improves…
Why Larger Brains May Be More Prone to Mental Illness
Summary: Weaker long-distance connections in the mammalian cortex may help explain why larger brains show greater vulnerability to certain mental illnesses. Source:…
Olfactory Receptors Found in Human Lungs
They’re similar to the receptors in your nose, but instead of helping you smell coffee they can provoke coughing and airway constriction.…
How Exercise Changes Your Cells After a Workout
Summary: A new method identifies which proteins in human muscle cells are most important for increasing sugar uptake after exercise, improving our…
How the Brain Balances Time and Space
Summary: A new model gives a richer, testable understanding of how activity is coordinated between neurons in neural circuits and promises improved…
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