Study: Traffic Noise Linked to Higher Tinnitus Risk
Summary: New national research finds that people who live near heavy road traffic and are exposed to higher residential noise levels face…
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Beyond Caffeine: How Coffee Boosts Brain Readiness and Focus
Summary: Drinking a cup of coffee produces changes in brain connectivity that make people more alert and better prepared to shift from…
Molecular Breakthrough Links Parkinson’s and Prion Diseases
Summary: Researchers describe a complex molecular interaction between alpha-synuclein and the cellular prion protein PrPC. Source: SISSA. New research demonstrates a significant…
How to Maintain Sharp Memory as You Age
Summary: Researchers describe how newly generated neurons help make memories sharper. Source: Harvard Harvard researchers reveal mechanisms by which new neurons sharpen…
Why the Youngest Students Are More Often Diagnosed with ADHD
Summary: A global review finds that the youngest children in a classroom are more likely than their older classmates to receive an…
Three Drug Classes Synergize to Treat Glioblastoma
Targeted cancer therapies that focus on specific mutations have shown promise, but tumors frequently develop resistance. Researchers at the University of California,…
Novel Immunotherapy Target Identified for Malignant Brain Tumors
Summary: Blocking the CD161 pathway restores T-cell anti-tumor activity against gliomas and extends survival in preclinical brain cancer models. Source: Dana-Farber Cancer…
How Sensory Neurons Modulate the Hormone That Regulates Aging
Summary: New research shows that the taste or smell of food activates specific sensory neurons, which in turn produce an insulin-like factor…
New Learning Rule Reveals How Memories Are Stored
Summary: New research challenges long-standing ideas about how memories are formed and stored in the brain and proposes an alternative learning mechanism…
How Big Brains and Dexterous Hands Shaped Human Evolution
Summary: Primates with larger brains are capable of solving far more complex tasks with their hands than smaller-brained species. This greater manual…
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