progscrape: neuroscience

Scientists have achieved a “striking” reversal of Alzheimer’s disease in mice by restoring the normal function of the brain's vasculature—the network of blood vessels that supplies it with oxygen and nutrients

47 days ago newsweek.com brain disease neuroscience

A single dose of psilocybin shown to rewire brain circuits in mice, providing up to two weeks of relief from both chronic pain and depression-like symptoms, offering a potential non-addictive alternative to opioids

52 days ago nature.com brain neuroscience psilocybin

Study on mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease found that inhibiting the function of a key protein in the circadian system can decrease levels of harmful tau proteins and reduce neurodegeneration.

45 days ago source.washu.edu disease neuroscience

Study reveals that the brain’s social perception pathway is already active at birth or shortly thereafter, and Infants with stronger early connectivity paid greater attention to faces at four months and displayed fewer social difficulties by 18 months

49 days ago medicine.yale.edu brain neuroscience

A specific subset of children with autism may experience positive outcomes from taking memantine, a drug used to slow Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of a small clinical trial.

53 days ago sciencealert.com autism disease neuroscience trial

A new method can help scientists “see” the proteins that may trigger Parkinson’s disease (PD) in human brain tissue for the very first time.

53 days ago technologynetworks.com brain disease neuroscience

New study out of Japan reveals molecular basis of Long COVID brain fog: "Systemic increase of AMPA receptors associated with cognitive impairment of long COVID" - Brain Communications

52 days ago academic.oup.com brain covid japan neuroscience

A high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet may protect the brain from early Alzheimer’s disease changes in people genetically at risk, new research in mouse models of Alzheimer’s suggests, by rebalancing gut bacteria and restoring brain energy metabolism.

44 days ago newatlas.com brain disease neuroscience

Researchers uncover why mental maps fade with age: comparing young, middle-aged and old mice, the researchers found activity in the medial entorhinal cortex (“the GPS of the brain”) becomes less stable and less attuned to the environment in elderly animals

50 days ago med.stanford.edu brain neuroscience

Psychedelics alter far more neurons than expected, this discovery challenges decades of assumptions and points to new hope for patients with depression, Alzheimer’s, and beyond

54 days ago news.umich.edu neuroscience