Hospital delirium linked to later dementia risk in healthy adults

byUniversity of EdinburghCredit: Pixabay from PexelsOlder adults who develop delirium during a hospital admission face a substantially higher risk of dementia in later years, even if they had no prior

Updated on: April 18,2026

Hospital delirium linked to later dementia risk in healthy adults

byUniversity of EdinburghCredit: Pixabay from PexelsOlder adults who develop delirium during a hospital admission face a substantially higher risk of dementia in later years, even if they had no prior

Updated on:April 18,2026

Newly discovered recessive neurodevelopmental disorder may be most prevalent ever

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodev

Updated on: April 15,2026

Newly discovered recessive neurodevelopmental disorder may be most prevalent ever

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodev

Updated on:April 15,2026

Psychological interventions may be effective for functional seizures

by Elana GotkinePsychological interventions may be effective for achieving freedom from functional seizures, according to new practice guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology and publis

Updated on: February 27,2026

Psychological interventions may be effective for functional seizures

by Elana GotkinePsychological interventions may be effective for achieving freedom from functional seizures, according to new practice guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology and publis

Updated on:February 27,2026

Small molecule could slow or stop progress of Parkinson's disease and related brain disorders, not just treat symptoms

byNew York UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi and the University of Denver has identified a promising small molecule that could help slow or halt the

Updated on: April 12,2026

Small molecule could slow or stop progress of Parkinson's disease and related brain disorders, not just treat symptoms

byNew York UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi and the University of Denver has identified a promising small molecule that could help slow or halt the

Updated on:April 12,2026

Observing synapses in action: Images capture real-time neurotransmitter release

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe image taken at the CFcryo-EM (Core Facility for cryo-Electron Microscopy) captures the moment during which a vesicle (arrow) fuses with the cell membran

Updated on: February 27,2026

Observing synapses in action: Images capture real-time neurotransmitter release

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe image taken at the CFcryo-EM (Core Facility for cryo-Electron Microscopy) captures the moment during which a vesicle (arrow) fuses with the cell membran

Updated on:February 27,2026

Why some brains switch gears more efficiently than others

by Tongyue Zhang,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is constantly processing information that unfolds at different speeds—from split-second reactions to sudden environm

Updated on: March 13,2026

Why some brains switch gears more efficiently than others

by Tongyue Zhang,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is constantly processing information that unfolds at different speeds—from split-second reactions to sudden environm

Updated on:March 13,2026

Women face greater challenges than men in daily task recovery after stroke

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen examining recovery during the first year after an ischemic stroke, a new study has found for daily tasks such as eating, dressing a

Updated on: March 14,2026

Women face greater challenges than men in daily task recovery after stroke

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen examining recovery during the first year after an ischemic stroke, a new study has found for daily tasks such as eating, dressing a

Updated on:March 14,2026

Scientists map structure of antibodies driving rare autoimmune brain disease

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnSchematic overview of the experimental design, including the setup to obtain MOG-reactive B-cell receptor sequences (top) and their characterization (bottom). C

Updated on: March 02,2026

Scientists map structure of antibodies driving rare autoimmune brain disease

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnSchematic overview of the experimental design, including the setup to obtain MOG-reactive B-cell receptor sequences (top) and their characterization (bottom). C

Updated on:March 02,2026

How the brain dynamically reconfigures networks during speech processing

byReichman UniversityActivation maps resulting from the contrast connected intoned speech > rest superimposed onto the MNI152 standard brain template. Brain regions activated during speech processi

Updated on: February 15,2026

How the brain dynamically reconfigures networks during speech processing

byReichman UniversityActivation maps resulting from the contrast connected intoned speech > rest superimposed onto the MNI152 standard brain template. Brain regions activated during speech processi

Updated on:February 15,2026

Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests

by Sean Barton,University of SheffieldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImprovising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research

Updated on: February 20,2026

Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests

by Sean Barton,University of SheffieldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImprovising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research

Updated on:February 20,2026

Inflammation-induced metabolic shifts linked to brain disorders

by Kindai UniversityThis illustration depicts the experimental workflow using a mouse model of LPS-induced acute systemic inflammation and PiTMaP-based metabolomics. Metabolic profiles were compared a

Updated on: February 16,2026

Inflammation-induced metabolic shifts linked to brain disorders

by Kindai UniversityThis illustration depicts the experimental workflow using a mouse model of LPS-induced acute systemic inflammation and PiTMaP-based metabolomics. Metabolic profiles were compared a

Updated on:February 16,2026

Stroke and dementia: Combating loss of function in small vessels of the brain

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichEndothelial Foxf2 facilitates functional hyperemia and limits infarct size in adult mice via Tie2 signaling. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s415

Updated on: March 04,2026

Stroke and dementia: Combating loss of function in small vessels of the brain

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichEndothelial Foxf2 facilitates functional hyperemia and limits infarct size in adult mice via Tie2 signaling. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s415

Updated on:March 04,2026