AI helps explain how covert attention works and uncovers new neuron types

by Sonia Fernandez,University of California - Santa BarbaraShifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes—think driving, or reading a room for the reaction to your joke—is a behavior known a

Updated on: January 23,2026

AI helps explain how covert attention works and uncovers new neuron types

by Sonia Fernandez,University of California - Santa BarbaraShifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes—think driving, or reading a room for the reaction to your joke—is a behavior known a

Updated on:January 23,2026

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

Alzheimer's can hijack communication between brain and fat tissue, potentially worsening metabolic health

byHouston MethodistProgressive disruption of neurovascular bundles in subcutaneous adipose tissue of 5XFAD mice. Credit:Journal of Lipid Research(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2025.100886A study from Hous

Updated on: January 02,2026

Alzheimer's can hijack communication between brain and fat tissue, potentially worsening metabolic health

byHouston MethodistProgressive disruption of neurovascular bundles in subcutaneous adipose tissue of 5XFAD mice. Credit:Journal of Lipid Research(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2025.100886A study from Hous

Updated on:January 02,2026

Astrocytes found to aid spinal cord repair by signaling immune response

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCedars-Sinai investigators have discovered a healing mechanism that could one day be harnessed to help treat patients with spinal cord inj

Updated on: January 24,2026

Astrocytes found to aid spinal cord repair by signaling immune response

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCedars-Sinai investigators have discovered a healing mechanism that could one day be harnessed to help treat patients with spinal cord inj

Updated on:January 24,2026

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

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

Cannabis use in chronic pain linked to more deep sleep but less REM sleep

by Center for BrainHealthCredit: Ron Lach from PexelsThe most frequently reported reasons for medicinal cannabis use are for pain relief and improvements in sleep. Although cannabis is believed to hav

Updated on: January 29,2026

Cannabis use in chronic pain linked to more deep sleep but less REM sleep

by Center for BrainHealthCredit: Ron Lach from PexelsThe most frequently reported reasons for medicinal cannabis use are for pain relief and improvements in sleep. Although cannabis is believed to hav

Updated on:January 29,2026

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

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

Scientists discover how multiple sclerosis kills neurons

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoFor decades, multiple sclerosis research has focused on myelin, the insulation around the brain's wiring. Scientists paid less attention to another loss th

Updated on: June 13,2026

Scientists discover how multiple sclerosis kills neurons

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoFor decades, multiple sclerosis research has focused on myelin, the insulation around the brain's wiring. Scientists paid less attention to another loss th

Updated on:June 13,2026

Brain Care Score can predict risk of stroke across racial groups, study finds

byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from Mass General Brigham found the Brain Care Score (BCS) is a strong predictor of stroke across different racial groups in the U.S.

Updated on: January 27,2026

Brain Care Score can predict risk of stroke across racial groups, study finds

byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from Mass General Brigham found the Brain Care Score (BCS) is a strong predictor of stroke across different racial groups in the U.S.

Updated on:January 27,2026

A built-in odometer: New study reveals how the brain measures distance

byMax Planck Florida Institute for NeuroscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhether you are heading to bed or seeking a midnight snack, you don't need to turn on the lights to know where you are as yo

Updated on: January 08,2026

A built-in odometer: New study reveals how the brain measures distance

byMax Planck Florida Institute for NeuroscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhether you are heading to bed or seeking a midnight snack, you don't need to turn on the lights to know where you are as yo

Updated on:January 08,2026

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