FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 3, 2025·7 min readCycling Boosts Brain Function in Parkinson’s DiseaseA new study reveals that long-term adaptive cycling can measurably reshape brain signals in people with Parkinson’s Disease, offering clues into how exercise relieves motor symptoms. Researchers used deep brain stimulation (DBS) implants to track neural activity before and after 12 sessions of dynamic cycling.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 1, 2025·6 min readSigns of MS Emerge 15 Years Before DiagnosisA large-scale analysis of health records reveals that subtle signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may appear more than a decade before diagnosis. People who eventually develop MS began increasing healthcare visits—especially for general symptoms like fatigue, pain, and anxiety—15 years before neurologists identified their first demyelinating event.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 30, 2025·5 min readDementia Often Goes Undiagnosed for Over 3 YearsA global analysis has revealed that people with dementia wait an average of 3.5 years after symptom onset before receiving a diagnosis. The delay is even longer—about 4.1 years—for early-onset dementia, with younger patients and those with frontotemporal dementia facing the greatest lags.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 30, 2025·4 min readPost-COVID Spike in Gut-Brain DisordersA major international study confirms that disorders of gut-brain interaction have increased significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Using consistent diagnostic tools across 2017 and 2023 populations, researchers found notable surges in IBS and functional dyspepsia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 29, 2025·4 min readDNA Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Risk Before Symptoms BeginResearchers are launching a groundbreaking study to investigate how genetics and the Epstein-Barr virus may work together to trigger multiple sclerosis (MS). Using a method called "recall by genotype," the team will compare biological traits in people with high and low genetic risk—long before symptoms arise.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 25, 2025·3 min readMicroglia May Hold Key to Slowing Alzheimer’s ProgressionAlzheimer’s disease is marked by toxic amyloid-beta protein clumps, but some people seem naturally protected. A new study reveals that a receptor called ADGRG1 enables immune cells called microglia to effectively clear these harmful plaques.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 24, 2025·6 min readMath Models Reveal Why Alzheimer’s Damages Some Brain Areas MoreAlzheimer’s disease spreads unevenly through the brain, and new mathematical modeling may help explain why. Researchers developed a network diffusion model that simulates how tau protein accumulates and spreads, identifying genes that either increase or reduce vulnerability.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 22, 2025·4 min readCOVID Stress May Have Aged Brains FasterLiving through the Covid-19 pandemic may have accelerated brain ageing, even in people who were never infected, a new study finds. Brain scans of nearly 1,000 adults showed older, male, and disadvantaged individuals were most affected.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 22, 2025·6 min readSynaptic Tau and Astrocytes Drive PSP Progressionew research uncovers how tau pathology spreads and damages synapses in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Using human postmortem tissue and live brain slice models, scientists showed tau accumulates in both pre- and postsynaptic terminals, likely propagating neuron-to-neuron.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 18, 2025·7 min readSleeping Brain Reveals Clues to Hidden DisordersThe brain remains highly active during sleep, and mapping this activity can reveal early signs of neurological and sleep disorders. Using rare intracranial EEG data, researchers refined methods to distinguish functional areas of the cerebral cortex based on their unique electrical activity, even at rest.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 17, 2025·5 min readMusic Shows Promise in Easing Distress in DementiaA new study highlights how music therapy can help ease severe distress in dementia patients on hospital wards. The MELODIC approach embeds a music therapist to deliver sessions and create personalized musical care plans for patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 16, 2025·4 min readHerpesvirus Infections May Accelerate DementiaA new study finds that prior herpesvirus infections are linked to a faster age-related increase in blood biomarkers associated with dementia, even in cognitively healthy women. Researchers measured five key biomarkers in 167 women and found that seropositivity for HHVs doubled the rate of biomarker accumulation compared to those without prior infection.Read More
