Human Brain Consumes 20% of Your Energy to Keep Your Body Running, Here's Why

MEDICINE & HEALTH 12.10.2021 04:57 AM

According to researchers the reason why the brain uses so much energy is due to energy leaking from synapses.

Sleep Quality of Older Adults Could Reflect to Neural Connection Status and Cognitive Functions

12.08.2021 00:01 AM

A new study suggests that sleeping pattern and quality in older adults could possibly reflect to their cognitive abilities and neural connections.

Sildenafil Identified as a Candidate Drug Against Alzheimer's Disease: Lab Experiments Showed Viagra Reduced Risk of Dementia

12.06.2021 21:44 PM

Viagra, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction, may also be used as a potential weapon against Alzheimer's disease based on lab experiments.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Medicine: Study Suggests to Focus on the Brain Not Just Spinal Cord for ALS Therapy

12.05.2021 21:15 PM

A new study suggests that the brain should be the primary target in treating amyotrophic lateral scoliosis (ALS) not the spinal cord, flipping a long-standing belief.

Can Neuralink Chip Be Removed? Experts Say You Might Want to Think Through It Before Doing That

11.30.2021 07:55 AM

Elon Musk's Neuralink company is developing a brain chip that is expected to make history. But what if you regret having it? Is it possible to remove the chip from the brain?

Is Football Bad for Your Brain? MRI Scans Reveal Lesions on White Matter Linked to Years of Repetitive Head Injuries from Playing

11.29.2021 22:59 PM

MRI scans showed that white matter brain lesions were more common in athletes of contact sports, such as American football. Years of playing are linked to neuropathological changes in the brain.

Breakthrough Study on a Living Slice of Brain Will Help Develop New Drugs, Treatments for Fatal Diseases

11.29.2021 03:25 AM

A small slice of the human brain was removed and kept alive for 12 hours for the first time by placing it in a mixture similar to the spinal fluid. Scientists are now working on keeping it alive for 10 days,

Depression Treatment Found? Studies Eye Deep Brain Stimulation That Tweak Cerebral Circuits As Possible Cure

11.23.2021 04:37 AM

New studies aim to develop, improve, and utilize the deep brain stimulation's potential in treating depression.

Hearing Loss Possible Warning Sign of Having Dementia, Study Says

11.15.2021 04:40 AM

A new study suggests that having a mild to severe hearing loss could be a warning sign of being diagnosed with dementia in the future.

Tool Use, Language Skills Both Rely on the Same Neurological Resources; New Study Suggests Practicing One Improves the Other

11.12.2021 04:30 AM

New research reveals that using mechanical tools improves language skills because these two have the same neurological resources in the brain.

Fathers With High Attachment to Their Children Have Larger Hypothalamus in Brain

11.12.2021 04:20 AM

A new study found that the brain structure of fathers, specifically the hypothalamus, has a larger size when they spend more time bonding with their children and experience high levels of enjoyment.

Israel Scientists Alter Brains Leading to the Discovery of How It Triggers, Resolves Psychosomatic Illness

11.09.2021 03:56 AM

A new study was able to identify the correlation between the brain and inflammation, and how the neurons both trigger and stop the psychosomatic illness in a body.

COVID-19 Found to Infect Neurons Through Nose, Passing Blood Barrier and Causing Brain Fogs

11.05.2021 03:13 AM

New studies presented at the Society of Neuroscience suggests that COVID-19 could directly infiltrate the brain and neurons through the nose. Bypassing the blood-barrier could cause undetected coronavirus-affected neuron ciculation, leading to brain fog and other cognitive issues.

Brain's MC3R Receptor Responsible for Increased Height and Early Puberty, Study Says

11.04.2021 04:05 AM

A new study was able to identify the brain's receptor responsible for the increase growth in height and earlier puberty.

World Stroke Day 2021 Celebrates New Treatments, Healthy Lifestyle to Avoid the Second Leading Cause of Death

10.29.2021 04:11 AM

This year's World Stroke Day is on the 29th day of October to celebrate new treatments for stroke show promise, while old precautions still help avoid this deadly condition that has been identified as the second leading cause of death globally by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Japan Develops 'Thinking Robot' Through Physical Reservoir Computing; Learns and Moves by Artifical Neurons

10.27.2021 04:06 AM

A new study was able to develop a thinking robot that is powered by AI neurons based on living cells, allowing itself to learn and move on its own.

TikTok is Bad For Your Brain: Constant Social Media Streaming Narrows Collective Attention Span, Adversely Affects Mental Health

10.25.2021 00:19 AM

Tiktok emerged early on the pandemic as people were tucked in their homes. But studies have shown that constant streaming adversely affects mental health. So how bad is Tiktok for the brain?

Spatial Learning Impairment Observed from Deep Space Radiation-Exposed Mice, Affects Male Subjects Than Female

10.23.2021 01:24 AM

A neurological study confirms that galactic cosmic radiation, best known as deep space radiation, could cause spatial learning impairment that targets the brain's cognitive ability. However, male mice were more affected than their female counterpart.

Human Brain's Size Decreased 3,000 Years Ago; Changes Linked to Ant Society

10.22.2021 06:27 AM

A new study discovered that the human brain evolved, but decreased its size 3,000 years ago. The reason to why modern day brains are smaller could be found in the development of ans societies.

Discover The 'Sweet Spot' for Total Sleep to Maintain Cognitive Performance, Avoid Alzheimer's Disease

10.21.2021 03:03 AM

A new study showed that there is a middle range or "sweet spot" for sleep time where cognitive performance is stable, compared to sleeping at shorter or longer periods.

World Experts Meet in Colombia for International Neuroscience Congress

10.20.2021 09:00 AM

The event will feature the participation of John O'Keefe, British-American neuroscientist and psychologist who, in 2014, together with Edvard Moser and May Britt received the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The wonders of the brain and neuroscience at UNAB, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia.