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New form of repetitive magnetic brain stimulation reduces treatment time for bipolar disorder

A potential new treatment for bipolar disorder (BP) that significantly shortens treatment time has emerged, following a randomized clinical trial using accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (aiTBS). While current theta burst stimulation (TBS…

The molecule that could alleviate stroke-related brain injury

New research identifies novel path to protecting the brain from stroke-induced damage.

Molecular atlas of blood vessel pathways in the human brain, across early brain development, adulthood and disease

Researchers have built the first-ever molecular atlas of the human brain vasculature at single-cell resolution, spanning from early development to adulthood and through disease stages such as brain tumors and brain vascular malformations.

Exercise brain boost can last for years

A longitudinal study has found that high-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in older adults for up to 5 years.

Researchers identify brain region involved in oxycodone relapse

Even years after they have recovered, a person who once struggled with alcohol or opioid addiction can relapse–and that relapse is more likely to occur during particularly stressful times. Now, scientists have identified an area of the brain that play…

Study points at novel approach to treat Group 3 medulloblastoma

A team of researchers has identified and located a population of stem-like cells that initiates and maintains Group 3 medulloblastoma (Gr3-MB) in the developing brain. Gr3-MB is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer in children and is associ…

Researchers identify cause of serious brain bleeding condition in premature newborns

Scientists have found that in premature newborns with very low birth weight, salt and water transporters on immature neurons can cause brain tissue to shrink in response to a lack of oxygen, which in turn results in brain bleeding and lifelong neurolog…

Run screaming or slow retreat? New study advances understanding of brain responses to emotionally-charged scenes

The ability to recognize and respond to emotionally-charged situations is essential to a species’ evolutionary success. A new study advances our understanding of how the brain responds to emotionally charged objects and scenes.

Brain-imaging study reveals curiosity as it emerges

You look up into the clear blue sky and see something you can’t quite identify. Is it a balloon? A plane? A UFO? You’re curious, right? A research team has for the first time witnessed what is happening in the human brain when feelings of curiosity lik…

Brain organ plays key role in adult neurogenesis

Research found the choroid plexus and cerebrospinal fluid play a key role in maintaining a pool of newly born neurons to repair the adult brain after injury.