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·October 12, 2021·3 min read

White Matter Integrity Disrupted in People With Alzheimer’s Gene Mutation

Carriers of the ADAD Alzheimer's-associated genetic mutation have lower structural connectivity in the frontoparietal control network.

Brain Cancer Featured Neuroscience

·August 13, 2021·3 min read

Deep Learning Model Classifies Brain Tumors With Single MRI Scan

A new AI model can accurately classify a brain tumor of one of six common cancer types from a single MRI brain scan image.

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Featured Neurology Visual Neuroscience

·February 17, 2021·4 min read

COVID-19 Linked to Potentially Dangerous Eye Abnormalities

A new, lasting consequence of COVID-19 infection has been identified. Researchers report they have identified significant abnormalities in the eyes of those with severe coronavirus infection.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Psychology

·November 24, 2020·3 min read

Anxiety Associated With Faster Alzheimer’s Disease Onset

Anxiety may accelerate the progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease. Brain scans revealed patients who progressed from MCI to Alzheimer's disease had decreased volume in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·November 23, 2020·3 min read

Eye Exam Could Lead to Early Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis

Artificial intelligence technology can identify early signatures of Parkinson's disease based on images of the retina vasculature taken from a simple eye test.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 3, 2020·5 min read

Brain Iron Accumulation Linked to Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s

Iron accumulation in the brain's neocortex has been linked to cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease.

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·April 14, 2020·5 min read

Long spaceflights affect astronaut brain volume

Long duration microgravity exposure caused expansions in the combined brain and cerebrospinal fluid volumes in astronauts.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience Psychology

·December 4, 2019·2 min read

Key brain region smaller in birth control pill users

A new neuroimaging study reveals women who take oral contraception have reduced hypothalamic volume compared to women who do not take the pill. Smaller hypothalamic volume was associated with increased negative emotions and depression risk.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 3, 2019·4 min read

Imaging reveals pathways behind depression

Two new neuroimaging studies shed light on structural and functional abnormalities in the brains of those with major depressive disorder.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 25, 2019·3 min read

Prenatal opioid exposure may alter brain function in babies

Prenatal opioid use significantly alters the way the amygdala connects to different brain regions in children.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 25, 2019·3 min read

MRI reveals brain damage in obese teens

Fractional anisotropy values are reduced in the corpus callosum and middle orbital gyrus in obese teens. Researchers also discovered a positive correlation between these brain changes and neuroinflammation, insulin levels, and leptin resistance.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 13, 2019·4 min read

ADHD medication may affect brain development in children

Methylphenidate, a drug given to help treat ADHD, affects specific tract in white matter in young boys. The effects are age dependant as the changes were not observed in adults who use the treatment. Researchers say the drug should only be given to children if they are significantly affected by ADHD in their daily lives.

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White Matter Integrity Disrupted in People With Alzheimer’s Gene Mutation

Deep Learning Model Classifies Brain Tumors With Single MRI Scan

COVID-19 Linked to Potentially Dangerous Eye Abnormalities

Anxiety Associated With Faster Alzheimer’s Disease Onset

Eye Exam Could Lead to Early Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis

Brain Iron Accumulation Linked to Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s

Long spaceflights affect astronaut brain volume

Key brain region smaller in birth control pill users

Imaging reveals pathways behind depression

Prenatal opioid exposure may alter brain function in babies

MRI reveals brain damage in obese teens

ADHD medication may affect brain development in children

Neck Cancer Surgery May Disrupt Brain Drainage and Cognition

Neurodevelopmental Syndrome Linked to Partial Loss of BRSK1

Daily Cannabis Might Make Epilepsy Worse

Bullfrog Brains Produce Their Own Emergency Fuel When Glucose Runs Out

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