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Study explores the role of endocannabinoids in hazardous drinking among young adults

Although heavy drinking in young adulthood increases the risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD), not all young heavy drinkers go on to develop AUD, globally the most common substance use disorder.

18 Jan 2023

Semantic networks in the brains of schizophrenia patients found to be different from healthy individuals

In a study published last month in Schizophrenia Bulletin, researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University revealed that the semantic networks in the brains of schizophrenia patients are very different from those in healthy humans.

17 Jan 2023

New method uses a powerful 7-Tesla MRI scanner to visualize the cerebellum

The cerebellum, or our little brain, is mainly responsible for our motor skills. Furthermore, the structure is important for behavior and cognition.

17 Jan 2023

New tool for noninvasive imaging can help illuminate hard-to-access brain structures

Talk about a bright idea: Thanks to chemists at Rice University and Stanford University, lighting up the brain is no longer just a figure of speech.

17 Jan 2023

Dementia risk in women may be reduced by hormone replacement therapy

Women are at greater risk for dementia than men, probably because of waning estrogen levels following menopause. Estrogen is a key female hormone linked to reproductive, sexual, and neurological functions. A new study published in the journal Alzheimer's Research & Therapy examines how hormone replacement works in women with a high genetic risk for AD.

17 Jan 2023

Reconstructing MRI scans with AI promises to expand MRI access to more patients

Artificial intelligence (AI) can reconstruct coarsely-sampled, rapid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans into high-quality images with similar diagnostic value as those generated through traditional MRI, according to a new study by the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Meta AI Research.

17 Jan 2023

What are the major findings of long COVID research?

Researchers explored existing literature on long coronavirus disease (COVID). They highlighted key immunological findings, similarities with other diseases, symptoms, and associated pathophysiological mechanisms, and diagnostic and therapeutic options, including COVID-19 vaccinations.

17 Jan 2023

One minute of blue, green or red-light exposure modifies the functional connectivity of neural networks

A study led by researchers from the UPC's Terrassa School of Optics and Optometry (FOOT) shows that 1-minute stimulation with blue, green or red light activates several visual and non-visual brain regions.

17 Jan 2023

The brain architecture can develop independently from sensory experience acquired after birth

To build a representation of the external world, and give it a coherent sense, our brain needs to process and integrate information coming from all our senses, including vision and hearing.

16 Jan 2023

What is the effectiveness of a multivalent exosome-based COVID-19 vaccine?

Researchers assessed the effectiveness of a multivalent exosome-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

16 Jan 2023

Researchers explore multi-syndrome prediction of dementia syndromes

A new study explored how support vector machines (SVMs) applied to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data can differentiate different dementia syndromes.

16 Jan 2023

Researchers develop a computational model to accurately predict lethal brain tumor growth

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a computational model to predict the growth of deadly brain tumors more accurately.

16 Jan 2023

The loss of epigenetic information accelerates the aging process

A new study in the journal Cell aimed to determine whether epigenetic changes are a cause of mammalian aging.

15 Jan 2023

Study confirms the role of the corpus callosum in language lateralization

A study by the HSE Centre for Language and Brain has confirmed the role of the corpus callosum in language lateralization, ie the distribution of language processing functions between the brain's hemispheres.

13 Jan 2023

Risks and benefits of recently approved Alzheimer’s drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval to Lecanemab, the first Alzheimer's disease treatment to win approval since the largely failed rollout of Aduhelm two years ago.

13 Jan 2023

Do hPSC-derived retinal neurons possess intrinsic potential to form new synaptic connections after extraction from organoids?

Researchers successfully demonstrated that lab-grown retinal organoids made new synaptic connections, theoretically establishing their potential to treat blindness due to retinal degenerative diseases.

13 Jan 2023

Uncertainty increases when taking diagnostic tests “just to be on the safe side”

Paradoxical maybe, but it's what often happens in the health services: When you ask for an MRI to be on the safe side, your uncertainty increases, says Bjørn Hoffman, a professor at the Department of Health Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Gjøvik.

13 Jan 2023

Imaging News and Research

Study explores the role of endocannabinoids in hazardous drinking among young adults

Semantic networks in the brains of schizophrenia patients found to be different from healthy individuals

New method uses a powerful 7-Tesla MRI scanner to visualize the cerebellum

New tool for noninvasive imaging can help illuminate hard-to-access brain structures

Dementia risk in women may be reduced by hormone replacement therapy

Reconstructing MRI scans with AI promises to expand MRI access to more patients

What are the major findings of long COVID research?

One minute of blue, green or red-light exposure modifies the functional connectivity of neural networks

The brain architecture can develop independently from sensory experience acquired after birth

What is the effectiveness of a multivalent exosome-based COVID-19 vaccine?

Researchers explore multi-syndrome prediction of dementia syndromes

Researchers develop a computational model to accurately predict lethal brain tumor growth

The loss of epigenetic information accelerates the aging process

Study confirms the role of the corpus callosum in language lateralization

Risks and benefits of recently approved Alzheimer’s drug

Do hPSC-derived retinal neurons possess intrinsic potential to form new synaptic connections after extraction from organoids?

Uncertainty increases when taking diagnostic tests “just to be on the safe side”

Environmental and landscape changes linked to increase in hypertension risk

Imaging technology reveals the creation and elimination of synapses in the brains of live mice

Caterpillars could be used as an alternative to mammalian models to study gut inflammation

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