Neuroscience

Bipolar Disorder Can Be Detected With Blood Test

Debi Johnson

Summary: A novel approach combines an online psychiatric assessment with a blood test to diagnose bipolar disorder, a condition often ...

Novel Schizophrenia Insights from Brain Organoids and Genes

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers leveraged cutting-edge technology to gain insights into schizophrenia’s neurodevelopmental origins. The researchers grew brain organoids from patients’ skin ...

The Brain’s Reading Riddle: Dual Brain Regions Unlock Language’s Depths

Debi Johnson

Summary: New research illuminates the brain’s role in semantic integration during reading, providing insights into the challenges faced by aphasia ...

A Revolutionary Peek at the Noradrenaline System

Daisy Hips

Summary: Researchers have delved deeper into the brain’s noradrenaline system, revealing insights that can aid in understanding disorders like ADHD, ...

Virtual Reality Generates Cold Sensations Without Real Temperature Shifts

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers have created a groundbreaking non-contact technology to simulate cold sensations in virtual reality, maintaining consistent skin temperatures. By ...

Can a blood transfusion alter your personality? What research says

Debi Johnson

Medicine By Alex Mitchell Published Oct. 23, 2023, 7:25 p.m. ET Type A personality? Some blood transfusion recipients have reported ...

A Biomarker’s Predictive Magic on Neuron Regeneration

Debi Johnson

UC San Diego researchers discover a “molecular fingerprint” using single-cell RNA sequencing that predicts if neurons will regenerate after injury, ...

White Matter Wonders: Re-imagining the Brain’s Silent Majority

Debi Johnson

Summary: Historically, scientific research has largely focused on the gray matter of the brain, leaving the equally important white matter ...

How Fungal Infections Echo Alzheimer’s Disease in the Brain

Debi Johnson

Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine explored the role of the fungus Candida albicans in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. ...