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

Study links ADHD to a measurable brain activity pattern, with early signs it may be modifiable

byHebrew University of JerusalemStudy design. Credit:NeuroImage: Clinical(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103923A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable patte

Updated on: March 07,2026

Study links ADHD to a measurable brain activity pattern, with early signs it may be modifiable

byHebrew University of JerusalemStudy design. Credit:NeuroImage: Clinical(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103923A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable patte

Updated on:March 07,2026

Study examines oligodendrocyte dynamics throughout the progression of multiple sclerosis

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressStormy weather: oligodendrocyte dynamics in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. Castelo-Branco research group, Karolinska Institutet. Credit: Bastien Hervé and Lilian

Updated on: March 06,2026

Study examines oligodendrocyte dynamics throughout the progression of multiple sclerosis

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressStormy weather: oligodendrocyte dynamics in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. Castelo-Branco research group, Karolinska Institutet. Credit: Bastien Hervé and Lilian

Updated on:March 06,2026

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

NU-9 halts Alzheimer's disease in animal model before symptoms begin

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/Pete Linforth.An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer's disease.I

Updated on: February 23,2026

NU-9 halts Alzheimer's disease in animal model before symptoms begin

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/Pete Linforth.An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer's disease.I

Updated on:February 23,2026

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

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

Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life, study shows

byUniversity of St AndrewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster decline in later-

Updated on: February 28,2026

Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life, study shows

byUniversity of St AndrewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster decline in later-

Updated on:February 28,2026

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

Stress hormone identified that helps repair the brain

by Anke Schlee,Max Planck SocietyCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116474When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g., from an injection, research group leader Jan Deussing has o

Updated on: March 03,2026

Stress hormone identified that helps repair the brain

by Anke Schlee,Max Planck SocietyCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116474When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g., from an injection, research group leader Jan Deussing has o

Updated on:March 03,2026

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

Deep-brain recording reveals how a crucial relay station shapes human visual signals

byNetherlands Institute for NeuroscienceTuning properties of LGN neurons in Patient #2. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65383-xResearchers at the Netherlands Institute for

Updated on: February 02,2026

Deep-brain recording reveals how a crucial relay station shapes human visual signals

byNetherlands Institute for NeuroscienceTuning properties of LGN neurons in Patient #2. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65383-xResearchers at the Netherlands Institute for

Updated on:February 02,2026