Research found prenatal exposure to pollution is associated with lower cognitive performance in newborns

Medical-Grade Near-Infrared Light Therapy at Specific Frequencies Shows Promise for Protecting Football Players’ Brains

Motivation acts as a camera lens that shapes how memories form

Circadian rhythm, the body’s internal clock, may affect a person’s risk of dementia

One in four older Americans with dementia prescribed risky brain-altering drugs despite safety warnings

Grandparenting is good for your brain

Researchers analysed blood from individuals who had recently been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis to investigate concentrations of the common environmental contaminants PFAS and PCBs

Jellyfish sleep like humans — even though they don’t have brains

The use of medications for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has increased substantially across Europe over the past decade, with the steepest rises seen among adults - particularly women - according to a large population-based study.

University of Queensland researchers say the discovery of a new stress reduction role for a naturally occurring molecule in the body could lead to new drugs and treatment for metabolic disorders and ageing.

Even a short afternoon nap can help the brain recover and improve its ability to learn

An ambitious effort to create a neurophysiological paradigm to explain near-death experiences has failed to capture many fascinating and often perplexing aspects of people’s brushes with death…

Most Alzheimer’s disease cases would not arise without the contribution of just this single gene: Apoe

Primate gut microbiota induce evolutionarily salient changes in mouse neurodevelopment

Microdosing Psilocybin: No Benefit in Cognitive, Affective, or Social Function in Healthy Individuals

Neuroscientists find evidence meditation changes how fluid moves in the brain

Autism-related traits are associated with faster autonomic processing, as measured through pupillary light reflex (PLR) dynamics in infancy, and are also linked to epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns

Sleep loss damages the brain’s wiring insulation, called myelin, leading to conduction delays and disrupted interhemispheric synchronization

A compound found in cannabis may help protect the brain from early memory and social problems linked to Alzheimer’s disease

Eating refined foods for just three days can impair memory in the aging brain

Study finds fNIRS portable brain scanners can accurately detect cannabis (THC) resting state impairment

Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer from Glial Cells to Neurons Preserves Neuronal Bioenergetics and Mitigates Painful Nerve Damage in Diabetic and Chemotherapy-Related Peripheral Neuropathy

New research reveals how inhibitory neurons connect with their target excitatory cells, identifying 2 molecules that enable a “handshake” leading to synapse formation

Microbes may hold the key to brain evolution

A spot in the base of the brain has a love of language

Brain displacement and nonlinear deformation following human spaceflight

Research found diets high in fiber, healthy unsaturated fats and micronutrients such as: Vitamins A and E, magnesium and potassium with better brain health and memory

A widely used pesticide, chlorpyrifos, may contribute to Parkinson’s disease

The study reveals that macrophages, key immune cells, fail to properly clear dead and drying cells after peripheral nerve injury, contributing to chronic pain development.

Depression occurs more often and earlier in seniors who go on to develop Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia

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