Cognitive performance, neuroplasticity, dementia prevention, and brain aging research
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Declining Menin in the hypothalamus drives inflammation and aging. Restoring it reversed decline; D-serine amino acid improved cognition in mice.
A Lancet review reveals stroke pathways fail to adequately address frailty, disability, and comorbidity — gaps with major consequences for older patients.
A new framework warns that AI tools used too early in medical education may prevent trainees from developing core clinical reasoning skills.
Researchers at University of Padova argue lesion network mapping has overlooked biological constraints that may undermine its clinical applications.
A short NEJM 'ITT' series piece on the relationship between financial factors and misdiagnosis; only the title and citation are available.
New research reveals stress disrupts the brain's ability to connect memories, directly impairing insight and problem-solving capacity.
Scientists identify a rogue immune cell population fueling multiple sclerosis progression — and a promising drug target to stop it.
A completed RCT tests whether 6 months of moderate aerobic exercise protects memory and brain structure in older adults at genetic risk for Alzheimer's.
Neurosurgeon Dr. Eddie Chang reveals how the brain controls speech, decodes paralyzed patients' neural signals, and tackles stuttering.
A 3-month fish hydrolysate supplement significantly improved episodic memory in healthy seniors showing accelerated cognitive decline, with reduced inflammation markers.
A newly identified molecular chain reaction links tau aggregates to neuronal death, revealing ZBP1 as a promising therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease.
Prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos causes widespread brain abnormalities and weaker motor skills lasting into adolescence, new research shows.
