Global effort to map the human brain releases first data

byAllen Institute for Brain ScienceBrain slice being prepared for analysis and study. Credit: Erik Dinnel / Allen InstituteThe BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) has launched its first

Neurology October 16,2024

Global effort to map the human brain releases first data

byAllen Institute for Brain ScienceBrain slice being prepared for analysis and study. Credit: Erik Dinnel / Allen InstituteThe BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) has launched its first

Neurology October 16,2024

AlphaFold: The making of a scientific breakthrough

The inside story of the DeepMind team of scientists and engineers who created AlphaFold, an AI system that is recognised as a solution to "protein folding", a grand scientific challenge for more than 50 years.

Breakthroughs October 16,2024

AlphaFold: The making of a scientific breakthrough

The inside story of the DeepMind team of scientists and engineers who created AlphaFold, an AI system that is recognised as a solution to "protein folding", a grand scientific challenge for more than 50 years.

Breakthroughs October 16,2024

Device offers first affordable, portable method for differentiating stroke risk based on physiological conditions

byCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCaltech and USC have developed a new laser-based headset device that can noninvasively measure blood flow and volume. Caltech postdoctoral scholar Simon Mahle

Cardiovascular Diseases October 16,2024

Device offers first affordable, portable method for differentiating stroke risk based on physiological conditions

byCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCaltech and USC have developed a new laser-based headset device that can noninvasively measure blood flow and volume. Caltech postdoctoral scholar Simon Mahle

Cardiovascular Diseases October 16,2024

Has Human Lifespan Reached Its "Ceiling"?

Olshansky says, "While more people may live to 100 or beyond this century, these cases will remain outliers and won't significantly raise the average lifespan."

Geriatrics October 16,2024

Has Human Lifespan Reached Its "Ceiling"?

Olshansky says, "While more people may live to 100 or beyond this century, these cases will remain outliers and won't significantly raise the average lifespan."

Geriatrics October 16,2024

It takes two to tango: An interpersonal perspective on autism

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of Montreala. Experimental setting of the double video system and dual-EEG recording. b. example of an experimental run. Credit:Social Neuroscience&nbs

Neurology October 16,2024

It takes two to tango: An interpersonal perspective on autism

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of Montreala. Experimental setting of the double video system and dual-EEG recording. b. example of an experimental run. Credit:Social Neuroscience&nbs

Neurology October 16,2024

First human vagus nerve recordings pinpoint cardiovascular signals

byMonash UniversityCredit:The Journal of Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1113/JP286423The team that first recorded vagus nerve signals in humans has now isolated the electrical activity of

Neurology October 14,2024

First human vagus nerve recordings pinpoint cardiovascular signals

byMonash UniversityCredit:The Journal of Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1113/JP286423The team that first recorded vagus nerve signals in humans has now isolated the electrical activity of

Neurology October 14,2024

Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

byTrinity College DublinSignificant correlations between sustained attention and substance use across timepoints. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.97150.3Lower attention abilit

Psychiatry & Mental Health October 14,2024

Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

byTrinity College DublinSignificant correlations between sustained attention and substance use across timepoints. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.97150.3Lower attention abilit

Psychiatry & Mental Health October 14,2024

How pronouns are processed in the memory-region of the human brain

by Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAWShrek concept cell. Credit: Matthew SelfA new study shows how individual brain cells in the hippocampus respond to pronouns. "This may help us unra

Neurology October 14,2024

How pronouns are processed in the memory-region of the human brain

by Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAWShrek concept cell. Credit: Matthew SelfA new study shows how individual brain cells in the hippocampus respond to pronouns. "This may help us unra

Neurology October 14,2024

Combining cell therapy with approved drug shows promise for treating multiple sclerosis

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-term disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the protective layer aroun

Neurology October 14,2024

Combining cell therapy with approved drug shows promise for treating multiple sclerosis

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-term disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the protective layer aroun

Neurology October 14,2024

DNA molecules with 'invisibility cloak' sequences can selectively target diseased cells in motor neuron disease

byThe Francis Crick InstituteMouse neuron grown on coverslips. The dots of colour are individual synapses. Credit: The Francis Crick InstituteResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the U

Neurology October 14,2024

DNA molecules with 'invisibility cloak' sequences can selectively target diseased cells in motor neuron disease

byThe Francis Crick InstituteMouse neuron grown on coverslips. The dots of colour are individual synapses. Credit: The Francis Crick InstituteResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the U

Neurology October 14,2024