Blood samples uncover concussion in older adults, offering more objective diagnosis

by Toni Brient,Monash UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Monash University and The Alfred are pioneering a method of analyzing blood samples to diagnose concussion in people ag

Updated on: July 30,2026

Blood samples uncover concussion in older adults, offering more objective diagnosis

by Toni Brient,Monash UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Monash University and The Alfred are pioneering a method of analyzing blood samples to diagnose concussion in people ag

Updated on:July 30,2026

AI decodes epilepsy signals in brain waves before seizures appear

byUniversity of DelawareAustin Brockmeier (left) and Amanda Hernan (right) converse in the north atrium of UD's Health Sciences Complex, where their collaboration began after Brockmeier presented

Updated on: June 24,2026

AI decodes epilepsy signals in brain waves before seizures appear

byUniversity of DelawareAustin Brockmeier (left) and Amanda Hernan (right) converse in the north atrium of UD's Health Sciences Complex, where their collaboration began after Brockmeier presented

Updated on:June 24,2026

Mirror-image pain after stroke may arise as LPA-driven inflammation crosses corpus callosum

byKyoto UniversityLPA propagates inflammatory signals through the corpus callosum via microglia, leading to neuroinflammation and pain in the contralateral brain. Credit: BioRender / Hiroyuki NeyamaA

Updated on: June 22,2026

Mirror-image pain after stroke may arise as LPA-driven inflammation crosses corpus callosum

byKyoto UniversityLPA propagates inflammatory signals through the corpus callosum via microglia, leading to neuroinflammation and pain in the contralateral brain. Credit: BioRender / Hiroyuki NeyamaA

Updated on:June 22,2026

Brain 'growth charts' map white matter changes across the human lifespan

byKeck School of Medicine of USCStatistical charts compiled from a large population allow brain abnormalities to be detected in new individuals. Credit: Stevens INIResearchers at the USC Mark and Mary

Updated on: June 28,2026

Brain 'growth charts' map white matter changes across the human lifespan

byKeck School of Medicine of USCStatistical charts compiled from a large population allow brain abnormalities to be detected in new individuals. Credit: Stevens INIResearchers at the USC Mark and Mary

Updated on:June 28,2026

Mirror fragments intercept Alzheimer's-causing protein

byKobe UniversityAlzheimer's is formed by proteins in brain cells that inherently lack a stable folded structure and self-assemble into aggregates, causing them to become disordered themselves. Ko

Updated on: May 24,2026

Mirror fragments intercept Alzheimer's-causing protein

byKobe UniversityAlzheimer's is formed by proteins in brain cells that inherently lack a stable folded structure and self-assemble into aggregates, causing them to become disordered themselves. Ko

Updated on:May 24,2026

How acupuncture could help patients improve their motor function after a stroke

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainParalysis on one side of the body is common after stroke. A new study inCNS Neuroscience & Therapeuticsdemonstratesthat acupuncture can significantly improve muscle

Updated on: August 01,2026

How acupuncture could help patients improve their motor function after a stroke

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainParalysis on one side of the body is common after stroke. A new study inCNS Neuroscience & Therapeuticsdemonstratesthat acupuncture can significantly improve muscle

Updated on:August 01,2026

Newly identified chronic pain circuit offers pathways to new treatments

by Ula Chrobak,Stanford UniversityA new map of a brain circuit specific to chronic pain suggests a promising route to treatment for theroughly 60 million Americans living with persistent pain, accordi

Updated on: May 31,2026

Newly identified chronic pain circuit offers pathways to new treatments

by Ula Chrobak,Stanford UniversityA new map of a brain circuit specific to chronic pain suggests a promising route to treatment for theroughly 60 million Americans living with persistent pain, accordi

Updated on:May 31,2026

Language processing requires rapid cross-talk across brain regions, researchers discover

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonSchema of main effects of concreteness across multiple processing windows. Credit:PLOS Biology(2026). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003723Multiple re

Updated on: June 15,2026

Language processing requires rapid cross-talk across brain regions, researchers discover

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonSchema of main effects of concreteness across multiple processing windows. Credit:PLOS Biology(2026). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003723Multiple re

Updated on:June 15,2026

Potential gene therapy for late-stage Parkinson's side-effects uncovered

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAntagonism of A2aR and knockdown of GluN2B-NMDARs in iSPNs attenuate LID behaviors. Credit:Neuron(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.04.023Northwestern Medicine

Updated on: June 24,2026

Potential gene therapy for late-stage Parkinson's side-effects uncovered

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAntagonism of A2aR and knockdown of GluN2B-NMDARs in iSPNs attenuate LID behaviors. Credit:Neuron(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.04.023Northwestern Medicine

Updated on:June 24,2026

Genetics for high pulse pressure associated with higher risk of dementia-related death

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen looking at genetic variants in a person's DNA that predispose them to disease, a new study has found having a higher number of

Updated on: August 01,2026

Genetics for high pulse pressure associated with higher risk of dementia-related death

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen looking at genetic variants in a person's DNA that predispose them to disease, a new study has found having a higher number of

Updated on:August 01,2026

Air pollution may be harming your brain's 'encyclopedia'

by Lisa Howard,UC DavisDistribution of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter<2.5µm in diameter for 17-year average from 2000 to 2016 across California. Credit:Alzheimer&#3

Updated on: July 21,2026

Air pollution may be harming your brain's 'encyclopedia'

by Lisa Howard,UC DavisDistribution of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter<2.5µm in diameter for 17-year average from 2000 to 2016 across California. Credit:Alzheimer&#3

Updated on:July 21,2026

2024 saw Parkinson disease death rate of 72 per 100,000 adults aged 65 and older

by Elana GotkineThe age-adjusted Parkinson disease death rate among adults aged 65 years and older declined from 2021 to 2024, according to a June 4 data briefpublishedby the National Center for Healt

Updated on: June 23,2026

2024 saw Parkinson disease death rate of 72 per 100,000 adults aged 65 and older

by Elana GotkineThe age-adjusted Parkinson disease death rate among adults aged 65 years and older declined from 2021 to 2024, according to a June 4 data briefpublishedby the National Center for Healt

Updated on:June 23,2026