New Vaccine Precisely Targets Deadly Brain Tumors
Summary: A novel vaccine strategy can direct the immune system to precisely attack gliomas, one of the most lethal types of brain…
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How Conspiracy Theories Are Undermining COVID-19 Control
Summary: Belief in conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic predicts resistance to vaccination and to preventive behaviors such as mask-wearing. Source: Annenberg…
Just 2 Hours a Day on Social Media Tied to Teen Depression
Summary: New, population-level evidence links high social media use to later declines in adolescent mental health. The Child to Adult Transition Study…
How Sound Affects the Brain: Neural Responses
Summary: Scientists have uncovered how the brain converts sounds into actions, advancing our understanding of sensory decision-making. Their study shows that both…
How to Detect Subtle Environmental Changes
A specific region of the hippocampus helps detect subtle differences between stored memories and new experiences The hippocampus is a critical brain…
How Trauma Triggers Tau: Unraveling the Brain Link
Researchers link traumatic brain injury to a toxic form of the tau protein Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch at…
Physical Fitness Linked to Stronger, More Resilient Brain
Summary: Using magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), researchers report that people with higher aerobic fitness show a firmer, more elastic hippocampus and better…
AI Predicts Brain Age, Links Lifestyle to Cognition
Summary: Researchers at Karolinska Institutet used an AI-based method to analyze MRI scans from a group of cognitively healthy 70-year-olds and estimate…
New Gene Discovery Explains How Lithium Affects Bipolar Disorder
Summary: Researchers at the University of Adelaide find that schizophrenia-associated genes in some bipolar patients may explain why those patients do not…
Emoticons Reveal Young Children’s Happiness at School
Summary: A new questionnaire that uses emoticon-like facial expressions could help teachers communicate complex emotions with young children. Source: University of Exeter.…
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