Myelin: one of the major factors of age-related brain deterioration
A new study led by the University of Portsmouth has identified that one of the major factors of age-related brain deterioration is the loss of...
Neurodiversity
The Neurodiversity category celebrates and explores the varied ways human brains can function, encompassing conditions such as autism, ADHD and other cognitive profiles. It highlights lived experience, research, support strategies and societal perspectives, while advocating for understanding, inclusion and respect. With thoughtful, informed content, this category aims to broaden appreciation of neurological differences and promote wellbeing across diverse communities.
The role of the lymphatic drainage of the brain
In the 1990s, Dr Ray Perrin DO PhD an osteopath and neuroscientist from Manchester, UK originally hypothesized that an important component of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia...
Alzheimer’s: Elective revascularisation
People with and without Alzheimer's have a different threshold for elective revascularisation, but outcomes are similar. The risk of both mortality and rehospitalisation after an...
How the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease
New discovery for how the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease: University of Queensland researchers have discovered a new ‘seeding’ process in brain cells that could...
Sleep disorders: Patients often underestimate their total sleep time
People with sleep disorders commonly have a misperception about their actual sleep behaviour. A research group led by Karin Trimmel and Stefan Seidel from MedUni...
Cerebrovascular disease: Neural network enables assessment of sleep apnoea severity
A new neural network developed by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital enables an easy and accurate assessment of sleep...
Anticipation of the future reward shapes self-controlled choice
Anticipation of the future reward shapes self-controlled choice: Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience shows the prefrontal cortex of the human brain is associated with...
Newly described condition causes loss of vertigo perception and imbalance
A condition that causes loss of vertigo perception and imbalance has been diagnosed in traumatic brain injury patients for the first time. In a clinical study led by researchers at Imperial College...
Hand-eye coordination more sensitive to alcohol
Study finds blood alcohol levels much lower than the legal limit impair hand-eye coordination: In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at...
Researchers call for the term ‘high functioning autism’ to be consigned to history
Researchers call for the term ‘high functioning autism’ to be consigned to history. Autism researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute have called for the term...
