Magnetic Stimulation Reduces Long COVID Brain Fog
Summary: A pilot clinical trial led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reports that a portable, non-invasive magnetic headset…
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Rapamycin Boosts Brain Blood Flow in Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers
Summary: A pilot clinical trial at the University of Missouri found that a short course of low-dose rapamycin meaningfully increased cerebral blood…
How Brain Cells Measure Axons to Form Precise Myelin Sheaths
Summary: Researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University have solved a long-standing question in neurobiology: how the central nervous system senses axon diameter…
Common Viral Infections Linked to Faster ALS Progression
Summary: A new study from McMaster University shows that common respiratory infections — including influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes…
Speech Changes in Memory Tests Predict Early Cognitive Decline
Summary: Researchers at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine report that analyzing how a person speaks during a routine paragraph-recall…
Repairing Brain Blood Vessels Reverses Autism-Like Behaviors in Mice
Summary: Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have reversed core behavioral features in a mouse model of autism…
Neck Cancer Surgery Linked to Brain Drainage and Memory Loss
Summary: Surgical removal of cervical lymph nodes during treatment for head and neck cancer can block normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow from…
Neurodevelopmental Disorder Linked to Partial BRSK1 Loss
Summary: Researchers using the artificial intelligence tool AI-MARRVEL together with functional fruit fly models have identified rare variants in the BRSK1 gene…
Daily Cannabis Use May Worsen Seizures in People with Epilepsy
Summary: A retrospective clinical review found that adults with drug-resistant epilepsy who used recreational cannabis nearly every day experienced more than twice…
Study: Bullfrog Brains Make Fuel When Glucose Runs Out
Summary: Researchers at the University of Missouri report that bullfrog brains can manufacture ketone bodies locally when glucose becomes scarce, rather than…
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