Scientists find way to wake up dormant brain stem cells
Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore have discovered a new method to activate dormant neural...
Severe menopause symptoms may impact brain health, shows study
With millions of people worldwide living with dementia and no cure in sight, researchers are keenly focused on finding ways to prevent or delay...
New study reveals how brain connections predict memory in old age
As we age, our memory tends to fade, affecting our ability to recall personal experiences.
For years, scientists believed that this memory loss was mainly...
New brain scan could help predict long-term effects of concussion
Researchers from Cambridge University have found that offering a specific type of brain scan called diffusion tensor imaging MRI (DTI-MRI) to patients with a...
Managing chronic pain in cerebral palsy
Managing pain is crucial for adults with cerebral palsy, but it's often not well understood. A study led by Dr. Mark Peterson at the...
New hope for Parkinson’s patients: Dementia risk lower than previously thought
Good news for people with Parkinson's disease: a new study suggests that the risk of developing dementia may be lower than previously believed, or...
Scientists discover how neurons age, offering hope for early detection of brain diseases
Researchers from King's College London have made an important discovery about how different parts of nerve cells (neurons) age.
This finding could help in early...
Scientists find way to help patients ‘speak’ using only their thoughts
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) have demonstrated that a person can "speak"...
Inflammation in young adults linked to lower cognitive skills in midlife
Higher inflammation levels in young adults are associated with lower performance in cognitive skills testing in midlife, according to a new study by researchers...
New light-activated compounds offer hope for treating neuropathic pain
A team of researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has developed an innovative way to treat neuropathic pain using light.
This new...