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July 9, 2025
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July 7, 2025 — When you're mentally exhausted, your brain might be doing more behind the scenes than you think. In a new study using functional MRI, researchers uncovered two key brain regions that activate when ...
July 7, 2025 — Feeling jittery as the week kicks off isn’t just a mood—it leaves a biochemical footprint. Researchers tracked thousands of older adults and found those who dread Mondays carry elevated cortisol in their hair for months, a stress echo that may ...
July 6, 2025 — Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360° virtual Douglas-fir forest complete with sights, sounds and scents boosted their mood, sharpened short-term memory and deepened their feeling of nature-connectedness—especially when all three senses were ...
July 5, 2025 — Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain cells and fuels Parkinson’s disease. In mouse models, restoring the protein’s function with a targeted copper supplement ...
July 5, 2025 — People who treat hearing loss with hearing aids or cochlear implants regain rich conversations, escape isolation, and may even protect their brains and lifespans—proof that better hearing translates into fuller ...
July 4, 2025 — Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples from people of all ages, the team identified ...
July 2, 2025 — Locked-down Hungarians who gained or lost pets saw almost no lasting shift in mood or loneliness, and new dog owners actually felt less calm and satisfied over time—hinting that the storied “pet effect” may be more myth than mental-health ...
June 29, 2025 — Deleting a gene called PTEN in certain brain cells disrupts the brain’s fear circuitry and triggers anxiety-like behavior in mice — key traits seen in autism. Researchers mapped how this genetic tweak throws off the brain's delicate balance of ...
June 29, 2025 — USC researchers have found a promising new brain scan marker that could better detect Alzheimer’s risk — but only for some. The tau-based benchmark works in Hispanic and White populations when paired with another Alzheimer’s protein, amyloid, ...
June 24, 2025 — Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain’s immune system. New findings spotlight astrocytes—previously overshadowed by microglia—as major players in ...
June 24, 2025 — A groundbreaking wireless implant promises real-time, personalized pain relief using AI and ultrasound power no batteries, no wires, and no opioids. Designed by USC and UCLA engineers, it reads brain signals, adapts on the fly, and bends naturally ...
June 21, 2025 — USC researchers have uncovered a hidden driver behind the early and severe onset of Alzheimer's in people with Down syndrome: iron overload in the brain. Their study revealed that individuals with ...
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July 4, 2025 — Mice taught to link smells with tastes, and later fear, revealed how the amygdala teams up with cortical regions to let the brain draw powerful indirect connections. Disabling this circuit erased the ...
June 16, 2025 — When we focus, switch tasks, or face tough mental challenges, the brain starts to sync its internal rhythms, especially in the midfrontal region. A new study has found that smarter individuals show ...
June 16, 2025 — Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, might just revolutionize how depression and anxiety are treated in cancer patients. In a ...
June 14, 2025 — Rutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle ...
June 13, 2025 — Teens might finally have a good reason to sleep in on weekends within limits. A new study reveals that teenagers who get up to two extra hours of sleep on weekends show fewer anxiety symptoms than ...
June 12, 2025 — A team of scientists has discovered a direct link between the smell of food and feelings of fullness at least in lean mice. This brain circuit, located in the medial septum and triggered by food ...
June 11, 2025 — A team of scientists has identified specialized neurons in the brain that store "meal memories" detailed recollections of when and what we eat. These ...
June 3, 2025 — Scientists at Tufts have created a powerful 3D model of nasal tissue that reveals surprising new insights into how our sense of smell regenerates and why it sometimes fades. Contrary to past ...
June 3, 2025 — As psychedelics gain traction as potential treatments for mental health disorders, an international study stands to improve the rigor and reliability of clinical ...
June 3, 2025 — A trial of an interactive game that trains people to alter their brain waves has shown promise as a treatment for nerve pain -- offering hope for a new generation of drug-free ...
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June 2, 2025 — Human-AI interactions are well understood in terms of trust and companionship. However, the role of attachment and experiences in such relationships is not entirely clear. In a new breakthrough, ...
June 2, 2025 — A new way of thinking about Alzheimer's disease has yielded a discovery that could be the key to stopping the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, ...
May 29, 2025 — Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric ...
May 29, 2025 — A new study suggests that mindfulness training and/or non-invasive brain stimulation could reduce bladder leaks and feelings of urgency in patients with 'latchkey ...
May 29, 2025 — Coffee can help you stay awake. But what does caffeine actually do to your brain once you're asleep? Using AI, a team of researchers has an answer: it affects the brain's ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. The study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure ...
May 29, 2025 — The activation of Protein Kinase A (PKA) is a critical part in how the body responds to stress and starvation. Using a variety of imaging and biochemical techniques, a team of researchers has ...
May 28, 2025 — Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say ...
May 28, 2025 — Obesity is a global health problem that affects many people. In recent years, very promising anti-obesity drugs have been developed. Despite these successes, there are patients who do not respond to ...
May 28, 2025 — Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement -- they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. The findings are especially relevant for better understanding ...
May 28, 2025 — Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new research points to an important underlying process: children's sense ...
May 28, 2025 — Scientists found that stabilizing stress granules suppresses the effects of ALS-causing mutations, correcting previous models that imply stress granules promote amyloid ...
May 27, 2025 — Persons with Parkinson's disease increasingly lose their mobility over time and are eventually unable to walk. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain ...
May 22, 2025 — New studies reveal that both the public and healthcare providers often overlook social connection as a key factor in physical health, even though loneliness rivals smoking and obesity in health ...
May 22, 2025 — Is artificial intelligence (AI) capable of suggesting appropriate behavior in emotionally charged situations? A team put six generative AIs -- including ChatGPT -- to the test using emotional ...
May 22, 2025 — Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system. While there is no ...
May 22, 2025 — Using a novel lab method they developed, researchers have identified nine molecules in the blood that were elevated in teens diagnosed with depression. These molecules also predicted how symptoms ...
May 22, 2025 — New research suggests that acute stress may impair key brain functions involved in managing emotions -- particularly in people living with 'distress disorders' such as depression, anxiety, ...
May 21, 2025 — People who have been taking antidepressants for more than two years are substantially more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms compared to short-term users when they come off the medication, ...
May 21, 2025 — The smallest grooves on the brain's surface, unique to humans, have largely been ignored by anatomists, but recent studies show that they're related to cognitive performance, including face ...
Monday, June 2, 2025
- Attachment Theory: A New Lens for Understanding Human-AI Relationships
- Immune System Discovery Reveals Potential Solution to Alzheimer's
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Sustained in the Brain: How Lasting Emotions Arise from Brief Stimuli, in Humans and Mice
- Mindfulness and Brain Stimulation Could Reduce Bladder Leaks
- How Does Coffee Affect a Sleeping Brain?
- Electronic Tattoo Gauges Mental Strain
- Resetting the Fight-or-Flight Response
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Horses 'mane' Inspiration for New Generation of Social Robots
- Newly Identified Group of Nerve Cells in the Brain Regulates Bodyweight
- A Switchboard With Precision: How the Brain Licenses Movements
- Mother's Warmth in Childhood Influences Teen Health by Shaping Perceptions of Social Safety
- Research Untangles Role of Stress Granules in Neurodegenerative Disease
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Social Connection Is Still Underappreciated as a Medically Relevant Health Factor
- Could AI Understand Emotions Better Than We Do?
- Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Conditions
- Biological Markers for Teen Depression
- How Stress Disrupts Emotion Control in People With Mental Health Conditions
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms More Common Among Long-Term Users
- Are Groovy Brains More Efficient?
- Promising New Way to Modulate Brain Cell Activity to Potentially Treat Major Depressive Disorder in Adults
- Emotional Expressions Shape How Help Is Received in the Workplace
- Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Thinking Peers Drink More Drives Risky Behavior
- How Serious Is Your Brain Injury? New Criteria Will Reveal More
- New Research on ALS Opens Up for Early Treatment
- Language Isn't Just for Communication -- It Also Shapes How Sensory Experiences Are Stored in the Brain
- Forest Management Can Influence Health Benefits
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
Monday, May 19, 2025
- New Research Highlights Health Benefits of Using Heritage Art Practices in Art Therapy
- Machine Learning Model Helps Identify Patients at Risk of Postpartum Depression
Friday, May 16, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Study Reveals a Deep Brain Region That Links the Senses
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Cyberbullying in Any Form Can Be Traumatizing for Kids
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Mindfulness Course Effective in People With Difficult-to-Treat Depression
- Too Much Sleep Can Hurt Cognitive Performance, Especially for Those With Depression
- Vision Loss, Damage Could Be Tied to Eye Pressure, Study Finds
- Brain Scans Reveal What Happens in the Mind When Insight Strikes
- Could a Mini-Stroke Leave Lasting Fatigue?
- 'Sweet Spot' For Focused Ultrasound to Provide Essential Tremor Relief
- Postpartum Depression and Bonding: Long-Term Effects on School-Age Children
- How the Brain Allows Us to Infer Emotions
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Recognition from Colleagues Helps Employees Cope With Bad Work Experiences
- Mapping a New Brain Network for Naming
- Hormone Cycles Shape the Structure and Function of Key Memory Regions in the Brain
- Combinations of Chronic Illnesses Could Double Risk of Depression
Monday, May 12, 2025
- CAR-T Cell Therapy for Cancer Causes 'brain Fog,' Study Shows
- Evidence of Mother-Offspring Attachment Types in Wild Chimpanzees
- Addressing Hearing Loss May Reduce Isolation Among the Elderly
- ChatGPT Helps Pinpoint Precise Locations of Seizures in the Brain, Aiding Neurosurgeons
- The How and Why of the Brain's Division Across Hemispheres
- Different Anesthetics, Same Result: Unconsciousness by Shifting Brainwave Phase
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Take Public Health Into Home
- Vitamin Supplements Slow Down the Progression of Glaucoma
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Social Media Platform Tailoring Could Support More Fulfilling Use, Study Finds
- Sleep Apnea During REM Sleep Linked to Memory-Related Brain Changes
- Discovery of Dopamine Receptors in a Previously Overlooked Part of the Brain Sheds Light on the Complex Circuitry for Anxiety and Depression
- Are You Curious? It Might Help You Stay Sharp as You Age
- Losing a Parent May Increase Children's Risk of Being Bullied
- Knowing Your Alzheimer's Risk May Ease Anxiety but Reduce Motivation for Healthy Habits
- Childhood Brain Tumors Develop Early in Highly Specialized Nerve Cells
- Neuroscientists Pinpoint Where (and How) Brain Circuits Are Reshaped as We Learn New Movements
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- What's a Healthy Amount of Sleep? It Differs from One Country to Another
- Study Suggests We Don't Just Hear Music, but 'become It'
- New Chronic Pain Therapy Retrains the Brain to Process Emotions
- Social Drinking Also a Well-Worn Path to Alcohol Use Disorder
Monday, May 5, 2025
- How Individuals Grasp an Object May Offer Simpler Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neighborhood Stress May Impact Kids' Brains -- And Increase Depression Risk
- Gorilla Study Reveals Complex Pros and Cons of Friendship
- PTSD Patients Show Long-Term Benefits With Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Spanking and Other Physical Discipline Lead to Exclusively Negative Outcomes for Children in Low And Middle-Income Countries
- Teens With Mental Health Conditions Use Social Media Differently Than Their Peers, Study Suggests
Friday, May 2, 2025
- The Future of Brain Activity Monitoring May Look Like a Strand of Hair
- Decoding the Brainstem: A New Window Into Brain--Body--Mind Interactions
- Our Ability to Recognize Objects Depends on Prior Experience
- The Secret to Happiness Lies Within You, or Society -- Or Both
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Using Principles of Swarm Intelligence, Study Compared Platforms That Allow Brainstorming Among Large Groups
- Good Karma for Me, Bad Karma for You
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- How Is It We Feel a Sense of Agency Over Our Movements?
- A Virtual Reality Game Integrating Smell to Fight Cognitive Decline
- Study Links Childhood Trauma to Increased Substance Use and Unexpected Effects on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Adolescents
- Depression and Other Mental Health Conditions Linked With Immune Response, Study Finds
- Landmark Experiment Sheds New Light on the Origins of Consciousness
- Mechanism by Which the Brain Weighs Positive Vs. Negative Social Experience Is Revealed
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Focal Brain Damage Leaves People More Open to Being Influenced by Impulsive Others
- Reasons Why Anxiety and Depression Promote Low Self-Belief
- Age, Previous Sports Experience, Stronger Predictors of Performance in Children Than Previous Concussions
- Study Suggests Dance and Lullabies Aren't Universal Human Behaviors
- Teenage Years Crucial for Depression Intervention
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Dopamine Signals When a Fear Can Be Forgotten
- New Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Significant Reduction in Depression, Anxiety and PTSD Symptoms
Friday, April 25, 2025
- In Down Syndrome Mice, 40Hz Light and Sound Improve Cognition, Neurogenesis, Connectivity
- Compelling New Insights Into Dynamics of the Brain's Serotonin System