How Sound Localization Solves the Cocktail Party Problem
Summary: For decades, researchers have asked how people can pick out a single conversation in a noisy room—a puzzle called the “cocktail…
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AI Maps Immune Cell Receptors for Drug Target Discovery
Summary: Johns Hopkins researchers applied artificial intelligence to build a comparative map of T-cell surface receptors, revealing patterns that may predict and…
Study Finds Known Stroke Risk Genes Have Tripled
Summary: Researchers have identified 22 new genetic risk factors for stroke. Source: University of Oxford. MEGASTROKE Study Identifies 22 New Genetic Risk…
How the Hippocampus Differentiates Immediate and Future Goals
Summary: Researchers have identified how the brain prioritizes immediate versus distant goals. Their study shows that the hippocampus processes urgent, present goals…
Discontinued Treatments Spread Alzheimer’s Protein to Patients
Summary: Researchers report that human growth hormone preparations derived from human pituitary tissue before 1985 contained seeds of the amyloid‑beta protein. In…
Study Stops Amyloid-Beta Production in Alzheimer’s Mouse Model
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and biotechnology company Cenna Biosciences have identified small peptides that block…
How Violence Spreads Like Contagion Through Peer Networks
Summary: A new study finds that violence within Italian mafia groups spreads in a contagious way: individuals who commit violent acts together…
Teen BMI May Predict Lower Midlife Cognitive Function
Summary: A new longitudinal study examines how adolescent BMI relates to cognitive performance in midlife and how socioeconomic position shapes that relationship.…
Study: BRCA1 Gene Linked to Alzheimer’s Cognitive Decline
Loss of BRCA1, long known for its role in cancer, disrupts neuronal DNA repair and may contribute to cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s…
Music and Meditation Shift Alzheimer’s and Cell Aging Markers
Summary: Researchers report that brief daily meditation or music listening may change blood markers linked to cellular aging and Alzheimer’s disease, and…
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