Miracle surgery saves 2-year-old boy with broken neck, severed spinal cord

by Dennis ThompsonTwo-year-old German boy, Oliver Staub, lay in a Mexico City hospital bed awaiting death.An armored car going 70 mph had slammed into his family's minivan during a vacation in Mex

Updated on: February 21,2026

Miracle surgery saves 2-year-old boy with broken neck, severed spinal cord

by Dennis ThompsonTwo-year-old German boy, Oliver Staub, lay in a Mexico City hospital bed awaiting death.An armored car going 70 mph had slammed into his family's minivan during a vacation in Mex

Updated on:February 21,2026

Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests

by Sean Barton,University of SheffieldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImprovising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research

Updated on: February 20,2026

Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests

by Sean Barton,University of SheffieldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImprovising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research

Updated on:February 20,2026

Zero-cost, AI-driven digital detection identifies Alzheimer's without additional clinician time

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsFew primary care practices are designed for the timely detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The limited time that prim

Updated on: February 20,2026

Zero-cost, AI-driven digital detection identifies Alzheimer's without additional clinician time

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsFew primary care practices are designed for the timely detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The limited time that prim

Updated on:February 20,2026

Inflammation-induced metabolic shifts linked to brain disorders

by Kindai UniversityThis illustration depicts the experimental workflow using a mouse model of LPS-induced acute systemic inflammation and PiTMaP-based metabolomics. Metabolic profiles were compared a

Updated on: February 16,2026

Inflammation-induced metabolic shifts linked to brain disorders

by Kindai UniversityThis illustration depicts the experimental workflow using a mouse model of LPS-induced acute systemic inflammation and PiTMaP-based metabolomics. Metabolic profiles were compared a

Updated on:February 16,2026

How the brain dynamically reconfigures networks during speech processing

byReichman UniversityActivation maps resulting from the contrast connected intoned speech > rest superimposed onto the MNI152 standard brain template. Brain regions activated during speech processi

Updated on: February 15,2026

How the brain dynamically reconfigures networks during speech processing

byReichman UniversityActivation maps resulting from the contrast connected intoned speech > rest superimposed onto the MNI152 standard brain template. Brain regions activated during speech processi

Updated on:February 15,2026

How an antiviral defense mechanism may lead to Alzheimer's disease

byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOne of the main proteins that contributes to Alzheimer's disease is called phospho-tau (p-tau). When p-tau gets too many phosphate groups att

Updated on: February 13,2026

How an antiviral defense mechanism may lead to Alzheimer's disease

byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOne of the main proteins that contributes to Alzheimer's disease is called phospho-tau (p-tau). When p-tau gets too many phosphate groups att

Updated on:February 13,2026

Gazing into the mind's eye with mice: How neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly

by Bilal Haider,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice,mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped researchers

Updated on: February 13,2026

Gazing into the mind's eye with mice: How neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly

by Bilal Haider,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice,mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped researchers

Updated on:February 13,2026

Exposure to common air pollutants alters adolescent brain development, study finds

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityPersistent effects of air pollutants (main effects) from a multi-pollutant model. Standardized effects of all pollutant exposures (estimated fro

Updated on: February 10,2026

Exposure to common air pollutants alters adolescent brain development, study finds

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityPersistent effects of air pollutants (main effects) from a multi-pollutant model. Standardized effects of all pollutant exposures (estimated fro

Updated on:February 10,2026

Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury

bySociety for NeuroscienceMicroscopy image showing sparsely labeled axons in a mouse optic nerve shortly after traumatic brain injury. Axons are the long projections of neurons that carry electrical s

Updated on: February 09,2026

Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury

bySociety for NeuroscienceMicroscopy image showing sparsely labeled axons in a mouse optic nerve shortly after traumatic brain injury. Axons are the long projections of neurons that carry electrical s

Updated on:February 09,2026

Experimental microneedle painkiller patch for pigs shows proof of concept

by John Lovett,University of ArkansasJeremy Powell, veterinarian and professor of animal science, works with Robin Cheek, a Ph.D. student in the department of animal science, on applying an experiment

Updated on: February 07,2026

Experimental microneedle painkiller patch for pigs shows proof of concept

by John Lovett,University of ArkansasJeremy Powell, veterinarian and professor of animal science, works with Robin Cheek, a Ph.D. student in the department of animal science, on applying an experiment

Updated on:February 07,2026

Traumatic brain injuries in older adults linked to increased risk of dementia

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTraumatic brain injuries (TBI) in older adults are associated with new cases of dementia, use of home care services, and admissio

Updated on: February 05,2026

Traumatic brain injuries in older adults linked to increased risk of dementia

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTraumatic brain injuries (TBI) in older adults are associated with new cases of dementia, use of home care services, and admissio

Updated on:February 05,2026

Study establishes practical definition for rapidly progressive dementia

by Lynda De Widt,Mayo ClinicA new multicenter study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has established a practical, evidence-based definition of rapidly progressive dementia (RPD), a rare but devastating

Updated on: February 04,2026

Study establishes practical definition for rapidly progressive dementia

by Lynda De Widt,Mayo ClinicA new multicenter study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has established a practical, evidence-based definition of rapidly progressive dementia (RPD), a rare but devastating

Updated on:February 04,2026