Mind & Brain News
June 9, 2025
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June 7, 2025 — Cannabis use among older Americans has climbed dramatically, with 7% of adults 65 and older now reporting recent use. This rise isn't just in numbers but also in diversity older users today are more likely to be women, college-educated, and ...
June 3, 2025 — Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers have discovered that one type of stem cell thought to be dormant may play a more significant role in preserving the sense of smell than ...
June 3, 2025 — A new study challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites -- not a shared site -- to achieve different types of ...
June 2, 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 ...
June 3, 2025 — The effects of artificial intelligence on adolescents are nuanced and complex, according to a new report that calls on developers to prioritize features that protect young people from exploitation, manipulation and the erosion of real-world ...
June 3, 2025 — According to a recent study, in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), epileptic seizures are significantly more common than previously known. The discovery deepens understanding of the ...
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 2, 2025 — Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7 percent of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, according to a recent ...
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, researchers from Waseda University have devised a ...
June 2, 2025 — Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a self-powered artificial synapse that distinguishes ...
June 2, 2025 — What happens inside your brain when you hear a steady rhythm or musical tone? According to a new study, your brain doesn't just hear it -- it reorganizes itself in real ...
June 2, 2025 — Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the semisynthetic drug LSD, which is used to treat ...
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June 7, 2025 — Humpback whales have been observed blowing bubble rings during friendly interactions with humans a behavior never before documented. This surprising display may be more than play; it could represent ...
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, including ALS ...
May 30, 2025 — Singing to your infant can significantly boost the baby's mood, according to a recent study. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers. Now, ...
May 30, 2025 — New research has found that men who carry a common genetic variant are twice as likely to develop dementia in their lifetime compared to ...
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 — A lab-designed molecule developed and extensively studied could represent a breakthrough in slowing tumor recurrence in glioblastoma, an aggressive ...
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 — Researchers have identify a set of biomarkers that could someday make it easy to spot the disease in a patient's blood ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have released the full dataset from the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study, a decade-long project designed to track brain and cognitive health as people age and distinguish neurologically ...
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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 — 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 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 — A new method could soon unlock the vast repository of biological information held in the proteins of ancient soft tissues. The findings could open up a new era for palaeobiological ...
May 28, 2025 — How do we think, feel, remember, or move? It all depends on transmission of chemical signals in the brain, carried and released by molecular containers called vesicles. In a new study, researchers ...
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 — It's tempting to think that, with our fancy electric lights and indoor bedrooms, humanity has evolved beyond the natural influence of sunlight when it comes to our sleep routines. But new ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that the combination of the two cancer drugs Rapamycin and Trametinib significantly extends the lifespan of mice. This therapy shows greater effects than the individual ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have developed a way to edit the genetic sequences at the root of Huntington's disease and Friedreich's ataxia. If longer than a certain threshold length, these sequences grow ...
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 28, 2025 — A new study finds that chronic cannabis use -- whether it's smoked or consumed in edible form -- is associated with significant cardiovascular ...
May 28, 2025 — A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer s and other neurological diseases, according to a new study. In the study, participants were asleep when ...
May 28, 2025 — A review of experimental research reveals how VR is best used and why it's struggled to become a megahit with ...
May 27, 2025 — A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own 'self-care' system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the ...
May 27, 2025 — Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the ...
May 27, 2025 — Becoming a new mother brings more than just joyful chaos it delivers a profound and persistent sleep shock. A new study reveals that first-time moms lose not just total sleep, but crucial ...
May 27, 2025 — A team analyzed a range of YouTube videos that focused on learning music by ear and identified four simple ways music learning technology can better aid prospective musicians -- helping people ...
May 27, 2025 — Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs blood ...
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Sustained in the Brain: How Lasting Emotions Arise from Brief Stimuli, in Humans and Mice
- Electronic Tattoo Gauges Mental Strain
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Horses 'mane' Inspiration for New Generation of Social Robots
- New Method Provides the Key to Accessing Proteins in Ancient Human Remains
- Vesicle Cycle Model Reveals Inner Workings of Brain Synapse
- Newly Identified Group of Nerve Cells in the Brain Regulates Bodyweight
- Humans Are Seasonal Creatures, According to Our Circadian Rhythms
- Combination Therapy With Rapamycin and Trametinib Prolongs the Life of Mice
- Gene Editing Disrupts Huntington's Mutation in Mice
- 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
- Whether It's Smoking or Edibles, Marijuana Can Be Bad for Your Heart, Study Suggests
- Scientists Test Real-Time View of Brain's Waste Removal
- Five Things to Do in Virtual Reality -- And Five to Avoid
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Zika Virus Uses Cells' 'self-Care' System to Turn Against Host
- Overlooked Cells Might Explain the Human Brain's Huge Storage Capacity
- Study Quantifies the Sleep Loss and Disruption Experienced by New Mothers
- Hitting the Right Notes to Play Music by Ear
- A Chip With Natural Blood Vessels
- New Pace of Aging Measurement Reveals Trajectories of Healthspan and Lifespan in Older People
- Different Versions of APOE Protein Have Varying Effect on Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease
- How Brain Stimulation Alleviates Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
- How You Handle Your Home Life Can Boost Work Performance, Shows New Study
- Unconditional Cash Transfers Following Childbirth Increases Breastfeeding
- Why After 2000 Years We Still Don't Know How Tickling Works
- Emotional Responses Crucial to Attitudes About Self-Driving Cars
- Timely Initiation of Statin Therapy for Diabetes Shown to Dramatically Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
- Significant Declines in Maternal Mental Health Across US
- Weight Loss Linked to Nerve Cells in the Brain
Friday, May 23, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- New Ketamine Study Promises Extended Relief for Depression
- New Tools to Treat Retinal Degenerations at Advanced Stages of Disease
- Brain Drain? More Like Brain Gain: How High-Skilled Emigration Boosts Global Prosperity
- Overimitation Begins in Infancy but Is Not Yet Linked to in-Group Preference
- Social Connection Is Still Underappreciated as a Medically Relevant Health Factor
- Exercise and Eat Your Veggies: Privileged Prescriptions Like These Don't Always Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
- AI Is Here to Stay, Let Students Embrace the Technology, Experts Urge
- Why We Trust People Who Grew Up With Less
- Could AI Understand Emotions Better Than We Do?
- When Doctors Skip the Numbers, Patients May Misjudge the Health Risks
- Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Conditions
- Biological Markers for Teen Depression
- Tiny Genetic Switch Found to Control Brain Balance and Behavior
- How Stress Disrupts Emotion Control in People With Mental Health Conditions
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms More Common Among Long-Term Users
- Positive Mindset About Aging in Over-60s Linked to Better Recovery After a Fall
- Digital Mental Health Tools Need Human Touch
- Are Groovy Brains More Efficient?
- Good News for People With Migraine Who Take Drugs Before or During Pregnancy
- PREVENT Equation Accurately Estimated 10-Year CVD Risk and Those With Calcium Buildup
- Promising New Way to Modulate Brain Cell Activity to Potentially Treat Major Depressive Disorder in Adults
- Increased Risk of Psychopathology Found in Offspring of People With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder
- Emotional Expressions Shape How Help Is Received in the Workplace
- Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer
- Scientists Design Gene Delivery Systems for Cells in the Brain and Spinal Cord
- Clinical Trial Shows Improvements for Spinal Cord Injuries
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- New Genetic Test Can Diagnose Brain Tumors in as Little as Two Hours
- Thinking Peers Drink More Drives Risky Behavior
- Landmark Report Reveals Key Challenges Facing Adolescents
- 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
- How Molecules Can 'remember' And Contribute to Memory and Learning
- Forest Management Can Influence Health Benefits
- MRI Can Replace Painful Spinal Tap to Diagnose MS More Quickly, According to a New Study
- New Blood Test Shows Superior Sensitivity in Detecting HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancers
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
- Controlling These 8 Risk Factors May Eliminate Early Death Risk for Those With High Blood Pressure
Monday, May 19, 2025
- After Cardiac Event, People Who Regularly Sit for Too Long Had Higher Risk of Another Event
- Don't Hit Snooze on New Research About Waking Up Each Morning
- Early Puberty Increases Risk of Overweight Later in Life for Girls
- New Protein Target for Childhood Medulloblastomas
- New Research Highlights Health Benefits of Using Heritage Art Practices in Art Therapy
- Sophisticated Data Analysis Uncovers How City Living Disrupts ADHD's Path to Obesity
- Experimental Painkiller Could Outsmart Opioids -- Without the High
- Machine Learning Model Helps Identify Patients at Risk of Postpartum Depression
- Stars or Numbers? How Rating Formats Change Consumer Behavior
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Could Personality Tests Help Make Bipolar Disorder Treatment More Precise?
- Relieve Your Pain With a Psychologist or an App
- How Do Middle-Aged Folks Get Dementia? It Could Be These Proteins
- Wild Orangutans Show Communication Complexity Thought to Be Uniquely Human
- New Auditory Brainstem Implant Shows Early Promise
- Study Reveals Impacts of Alzheimer's Disease on the Whole Body
- Overlooked Cell Type Orchestrates Brain Rewiring
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Can the Brain Be Targeted to Treat Type 2 Diabetes?
- Study Reveals a Deep Brain Region That Links the Senses
- Impact of Oft-Overlooked Cell in Brain Function Revealed
- AI Overconfidence Mirrors Human Brain Condition
- Research Reveals Why Next-Generation Engine Noise Grinds Our Gears
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Marfan Syndrome Increases Risk of Brain Alterations
- Cyberbullying in Any Form Can Be Traumatizing for Kids
- Patients With Glioblastoma Who Received Gabapentin Lived Longer, Study Suggests
- Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Brain Lesions
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
- New Study Raises Concerns About the Safety of Long-Term ADHD Medication Treatment in Children
- What Behavioral Strategies Motivate Environmental Action?