11 million lives lost each year: urgent action needed on neurological care
The World Health Organization (WHO) today warns that less than one in three countries around the world has a national policy to address the growing burden of neurological disorders, responsible…
Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes
Research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that repeated head impacts from contact sports can cause early and lasting changes in the brains of young- to middle-aged…
Music may reduce distress for dementia patients
A new treatment that uses music therapy on dementia wards could improve care and support for some of the NHS’s most vulnerable patients. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and…
Disconnection between brain regions explains why some people don’t enjoy music
Ten years ago, researchers discovered a small group of people who derive no pleasure from music despite having normal hearing and the ability to enjoy other experiences or stimuli. The…
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Understanding how the brain makes decisions
Our brain makes decisions based on direct associations between stimuli in our environment, but it often also does so based on events that initially appear unrelated. How does it achieve…
Gene therapy improves blood flow in the brain in patients with sickle cell disease
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease may help improve a major contributing factor to stroke risk in patients, reports a new study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Many people…
How the brain solves complicated problems
The human brain is very good at solving complicated problems. One reason for that is that humans can break problems apart into manageable subtasks that are easy to solve one…
New key genes in Parkinson’s disease identified using CRISPR technology
A longstanding mystery in Parkinson’s disease research has been why some individuals carrying pathogenic variants that increase their risk of PD go on to develop the disease, while others who…
Oral semaglutide vastly reduces heart attacks, strokes in people with type 2 diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine #ACC25
Both the injectable and oral forms of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, have gained recent attention for their effectiveness against weight gain, high blood sugar, and even alcohol cravings.…