According to researchers at the University of Georgia, studying flatworms has revealed nearly a dozen specific genes responsible for regenerating lost brain tissue, offering a fresh perspective on why human brains struggle to heal from injury or disease. Published in Nature Communications by a team including corresponding author Rachel Roberts-Galbraith and first authors Kendall Clay … Read more
Researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint centre of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council, have identified elevated levels of the active form of the protein meprin-β in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer’s disease patients, providing new insights into beta-amyloid processing. Meprin-β Elevation in Alzheimer’s Brain … Read more
Irregular patterns and consistently higher levels of salivary cortisol are linked to faster cognitive decline in older adults, according to a prospective cohort study published from the Chicago Health and Aging Project. The research evaluated 3,895 participants with an average age of 76.7 over an 11-year follow-up period, revealing distinct racial differences in diurnal stress … Read more
According to a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience, researchers discovered that subtle differences in prefrontal brain activity appear before stress even begins, leading them to examine how sleep-related neuronal silence changes as mice face repeated social defeat. Led by tracking prelimbic cortex (PrL) activity, the findings offer new insight into why some individuals … Read more
Mindfulness practices and tai chi help cancer survivors manage long-term side effects such as pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbances, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Researchers from the University of Calgary, University of Toronto, and Mass General Brigham found that over 500 cancer survivors participating in these mind-body interventions experienced … Read more
Patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) undergoing regular brain MRI surveillance without prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) achieved significantly better cognitive failure–free survival, according to phase III randomized trial results presented at the Presidential Symposium of the IASLC 2026 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Researchers reported that MRI surveillance alone improved … Read more
A simple test using standard eye-testing equipment can accurately predict whether laser blended vision surgery will be successful for those with presbyopia, based on findings shared at the 44th Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). The procedure corrects one eye for distance and the other for near vision, relying on … Read more
New research shows that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is linked to an almost 50% increase in overall gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. Led by researchers at the University of Warwick, the study analyzed data from over 1.9 million people across 23 studies, revealing a significant overlap … Read more
According to a study published in the journal Nutrients by M. Fukatsu, Y. Tsuchiya, and Y. Inoue, short-term exposure to the aroma of coffee leads to measurable reductions in negative mood dimensions and slight increases in relaxation-related electroencephalographic activity among young adults, though cardiovascular and autonomic signals show no statistically significant changes. Evaluating the Multi-Modal … Read more
Aging brain biology actively shapes brain tumor progression, treatment resistance, and cognitive decline, according to a review published in Ageing and Cancer Research & Treatment. Rather than viewing aging as a passive background variable, the study—titled “Navigating the aging brain: The interplay between brain malignancy and the aging microenvironment”—proposes that the physiological shifts of an … Read more