TCM-Based Drug Extends Survival in Brain Tumor Models
Summary: Indirubin, a natural compound derived from indigo plants and long used in traditional Chinese medicine, has been formulated for injection and…
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AI Reveals Bitter Taste Receptors’ Role in Gut-Brain Axis
Summary: Researchers applied AlphaFold3, the latest AI-driven protein structure prediction system, to model the three-dimensional structures of all 25 known human bitter…
New Study Reveals How Aging Affects Memory
Summary: New research links the dopamine D2 receptor to long-term episodic memory and hippocampal function. Source: Umeå University. A European research team…
Study Links Gut Microbiome to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Summary: Researchers report a link between specific gut bacteria and physical signs of neurodegenerative disease in a model organism. Source: University of…
Scientists Find Brain Neurons That Detect Intermediate Colors
Researchers at Tohoku University’s Research Institute of Electrical Communication and RIKEN BSI have identified neurons in the human brain that respond selectively…
Why Music Moves Us: What AI Reveals About Emotion
Summary: Artificial intelligence reveals how music shapes our brains, bodies, and emotions. Specific auditory regions—such as Heschl’s gyrus and the superior temporal…
CLPTM1L Scramblase Linked to Glioblastoma Progression
Summary: A precision neuro‑oncology and cellular metabolism study has revealed a previously unrecognized lipid‑remodeling mechanism that glioblastoma (GBM) tumors exploit to sustain…
Gentle Touch Techniques: How to Soothe and Comfort
Using fruit flies, UCSF researchers uncover the molecular basis of our most mysterious physical sense. Stroke the soft body of a newborn…
Brain Lesions Increase Impulsivity and Social Suggestibility
Summary: New research finds that damage to specific regions of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) increases both a person’s general impulsivity and…
Seizures Follow the Same Brain Pathway at Any Speed
Seizures Follow a Consistent Path Through the Cortex Regardless of Speed Summary: High-resolution recordings of seizures moving through a mouse brain reveal…
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