How the Brain Rewires to Stabilize Walking With Vision Loss
Summary: A new study explains how the human brain rapidly remodels neural circuits to preserve walking stability when visual input is degraded.…
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How Facial Micromovements Reveal Pain
Summary: A computational neuroscience study has developed a precise, data-driven method to quantify human pain by tracking ultra-fast, invisible facial micromovement spikes.…
Study: Salt Nicotine E-Cigs Triple Odds of Quitting Smoking
Summary: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial found that switching from combustible cigarettes to a pod-based salt-nicotine electronic cigarette markedly increased short-term…
Leucovorin Prescriptions for Autism Jump 2,000% After Media Hype
Summary: A national analysis shows how quickly public attention can change medical practice long before large clinical trials confirm a treatment’s value.…
Buprenorphine and Ketamine Combination Reduces Suicidal Ideation
Summary: Researchers have identified the first pharmacological approach that meaningfully extends ketamine’s rapid but short-lived antisuicidal benefit. A single ketamine infusion can…
Connected Biochip Reveals How Diabetes Triggers Dementia
Summary: The University of Bath-led GlucoBrain project has secured £500,000 to develop a pioneering multi-organ “organ-on-chip” biochip that physically connects living human…
New Math Method Overstates Alzheimer’s Drug Trial Success by 29x
Summary: A critical research letter warns that a recently promoted statistical method used to support a new generation of Alzheimer’s drugs can…
Brain Switch Controls Recent Memory Recall, Study Finds
Summary: Researchers have identified the world’s first neural “switch” that helps the brain prioritize recent memories over older ones. The team found…
How Recognition Builds Stronger Team Cooperation
Summary: New research overturns a 75-year-old conclusion from the classic prisoner’s dilemma: cooperation can arise and stabilize naturally without special rules, policing,…
How Hibernation Quickly Rewires the Brain
Summary: A new study shows that hibernation produces rapid, reversible changes in the brain’s visual cortex—demonstrating a form of neuroplasticity that allows…
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