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Summary: Ranibizumab and aflibercept, two drugs used to treat retinal diseases, are excreted in the breast milk of nursing mothers who take the medications. The drugs contain an agent called anti-vascular […]

Summary: Adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease, have greater pupil dilation when taking cognitive tests than their cognitively normal peers. Task-evoked pupillary response […]

Summary: Two activities support the brain’s ability to establish reliable connections in the presence of significant biological background noise.

Source: The Conversation

The human brain sends hundreds of […]

Summary: TCF4 may serve as a master regulator of a gene network dysregulated in schizophrenia at the early stages of neurodevelopment.

Source: CHOP

Using computational tools to investigate gene transcription […]

Summary: Surfen, a compound molecule used for drug delivery of insulin could block tumor growth for patients with glioblastoma brain cancer.

Source: University of Georgia

A research team from the University […]

Summary: Opiate exposure causes synaptic rewiring in the nucleus accumbens in addition to decreasing dendritic spines. The findings shed light into the neurobiology of opiate relapse.

Source: University at […]

Summary: Noradrenaline is essential for astrocytes to respond to local stimulation.

Source: VIB Flanders

A collaboration between the laboratories of Vincent Bonin (NERF, empowered by VIB, imec and KU Leuven) […]

Summary: Rather than having an equal chance of survival, cell death appears to be controlled by a mechanism that filters our the less fit cells.

Source: Karolinska Institute

It appears that when our nervous […]

Summary: It is well documented that professional boxing causes neurological impairment. A new study reveals routine sparring can cause short term impairments in brain-muscle communication and a decrease in memory […]

Summary: Acute inflammation of the anterior cerebellum resulted in depression-like symptoms in rodent models. Suppressing microglia helped reduce hyperexcitability and symptoms of depression.

Source: Kyoto […]

Summary: Distractions may change our perceptions of reality, making us believe we witnessed something different from what we really saw.

Source: Ohio State University

We live in a world of distractions. We […]

Summary: When people listen to music, the neural tracking of the frontal lobe lags behind the temporal lobe, but during music recall, the frontal lobe precedes that of the temporal lobe. The findings demonstrate […]

Summary: The dietary supplement sarcosine taken in combination with antipsychotic medications may be beneficial for the treatment of schizophrenia.

Source: UCL

A dietary supplement, sarcosine, may help with […]

Summary: Expert pianists have altered mechanisms by with tactile and proprioceptive sensations suppress activity in the primary motor cortex.

Source: Japan Science and Technology Agency

In Japan Science and […]

Summary: Artists who paint with their feet have finely tuned toe maps in their brains. The study opens up questions about organizational principles of the whole body system.

Source: Cell Press

A study of […]

Summary: Researchers have identified a comprehensive circuit mechanism that governs how emotional states can influence movement through connections in the basal ganglia. The mechanism represents a way in which […]

Summary: While being multilingual did not delay the onset of dementia for those at risk, nuns who spoke four or more languages were significantly less likely to develop dementia than those who spoke just one […]

Summary: Older people who drink tea at least four times a week have better brain efficiency than those who don’t, a new neuroimaging study reveals. Drinking tea is associated with better cognitive function in […]

Summary: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a disorder characterized by sudden fainting, may be an autoimmune disease. A new study reveals 89% of patients with the condition had elevated levels of […]