Pop a Sleeping Pill, and Your Brain Ends Up with Extra “Trash”

In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated how the brain cleans itself during natural sleep—and found that zolpidem seems to interfere with this process.

Updated on: January 25,2025 0

Pop a Sleeping Pill, and Your Brain Ends Up with Extra “Trash”

In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated how the brain cleans itself during natural sleep—and found that zolpidem seems to interfere with this process.

Updated on:January 25,2025 0

Infrared light therapy might aid dementia patients

by Durham UniversityTracy Sloan with the infrared light therapy helmet. Tracy used the helmet to try and help improve her memory. Credit: Durham University/North News & PicturesInfrared light

Updated on: June 07,2024 7

Infrared light therapy might aid dementia patients

by Durham UniversityTracy Sloan with the infrared light therapy helmet. Tracy used the helmet to try and help improve her memory. Credit: Durham University/North News & PicturesInfrared light

Updated on:June 07,2024 7

Research reveals novel ways of cultivating brain cells to treat and study

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolSurvival of grafted NPCs in the ischemic core. Credit:Advanced Science(2023). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302527Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their co

Updated on: January 02,2024 10

Research reveals novel ways of cultivating brain cells to treat and study

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolSurvival of grafted NPCs in the ischemic core. Credit:Advanced Science(2023). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302527Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their co

Updated on:January 02,2024 10

Spinal cord stimulation shown to reduce pain, improve balance in people with lower limb amputation

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSpinal cord stimulation can elicit sensation in the missing foot and alleviate phantom limb pain in people with lower limb amputations,

Updated on: January 02,2024 20

Spinal cord stimulation shown to reduce pain, improve balance in people with lower limb amputation

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSpinal cord stimulation can elicit sensation in the missing foot and alleviate phantom limb pain in people with lower limb amputations,

Updated on:January 02,2024 20

Scientists use AI-generated images to map visual functions in the brain

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeExperimental design workflow.aSession 1: The first experiment involved showing four sets of natural and synthetic images to each of 6 subjects while th

Updated on: January 02,2024 18

Scientists use AI-generated images to map visual functions in the brain

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeExperimental design workflow.aSession 1: The first experiment involved showing four sets of natural and synthetic images to each of 6 subjects while th

Updated on:January 02,2024 18

Endorphin system may hold the key to understanding and treating bulimia nervosa

The role of the brain's opioid receptor system - or endorphin system - may hold the key to understanding and treating bulimia nervosa, according to research reported in theSociety of Nuclear

Updated on: October 27,2023 14

Endorphin system may hold the key to understanding and treating bulimia nervosa

The role of the brain's opioid receptor system - or endorphin system - may hold the key to understanding and treating bulimia nervosa, according to research reported in theSociety of Nuclear

Updated on:October 27,2023 14

Study: AI speeds up identification of brain tumor type and can be used during surgery

byUniversity Medical Center UtrechtDNA sequencing helps to significantly speed up the diagnosis of brain tumor types. Credit: UMC UtrechtWhat type of brain tumor does this patient have? AI techn

Updated on: January 05,2024 6

Study: AI speeds up identification of brain tumor type and can be used during surgery

byUniversity Medical Center UtrechtDNA sequencing helps to significantly speed up the diagnosis of brain tumor types. Credit: UMC UtrechtWhat type of brain tumor does this patient have? AI techn

Updated on:January 05,2024 6

New treatment reverses Alzheimer's disease signs, improves memory function in preclinical study

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPBA treatment reduces PERK activity and increases XBP1s in the hippocampus ofAPPNL-G-Fknock-in (KI) mice. Confocal imag

Updated on: December 28,2023 6

New treatment reverses Alzheimer's disease signs, improves memory function in preclinical study

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPBA treatment reduces PERK activity and increases XBP1s in the hippocampus ofAPPNL-G-Fknock-in (KI) mice. Confocal imag

Updated on:December 28,2023 6

Researchers aim to streamline brain surgery with a new soft robotic system

by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringAir pressure within the two channels of the robotic catheter tip determines whether it deflects left or right. Credit: Noah Barnes, PhD St

Updated on: January 05,2024 17

Researchers aim to streamline brain surgery with a new soft robotic system

by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringAir pressure within the two channels of the robotic catheter tip determines whether it deflects left or right. Credit: Noah Barnes, PhD St

Updated on:January 05,2024 17

Engineers develop prototype two-armed, joystick-controlled neurosurgical robot

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonA prototype joystick-controlled robot could revolutionize complex brain surgeries such as tumor resection. Credit: Ashkan PourkandRobots have beco

Updated on: January 06,2024 11

Engineers develop prototype two-armed, joystick-controlled neurosurgical robot

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonA prototype joystick-controlled robot could revolutionize complex brain surgeries such as tumor resection. Credit: Ashkan PourkandRobots have beco

Updated on:January 06,2024 11

Real-time dopamine measurement using a flexible probe that minimizes brain damage

by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)A research team led by Jang Kyung-in, a Professor affiliated with the D

Updated on: January 02,2024 16

Real-time dopamine measurement using a flexible probe that minimizes brain damage

by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)A research team led by Jang Kyung-in, a Professor affiliated with the D

Updated on:January 02,2024 16

Exploring the effects of vascularization strategies on brain organoids

byWaseda UniversityThe development of cerebral organoids can offer opportunities to understand neurodevelopment and brain disease but faces several limitations, such as the lack of vasculature.

Updated on: January 02,2024 14

Exploring the effects of vascularization strategies on brain organoids

byWaseda UniversityThe development of cerebral organoids can offer opportunities to understand neurodevelopment and brain disease but faces several limitations, such as the lack of vasculature.

Updated on:January 02,2024 14