NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Gene Pathway Identified as Glioblastoma Target
The m6A reader protein IGF2BP3 stabilizes TRNAU1AP mRNA to drive protective selenoprotein synthesis, revealing a novel targeted drug vulnerability in glioblastoma.
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NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Oral Ozempic Cuts Heavy Drinking and Cravings
Oral semaglutide reduces heavy drinking days, daily cravings, and alcohol-related problems in adults with Alcohol Use Disorder.
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Test that could identify signs of Alzheimer's disease 20 years earlier greenlit for trials
The ability to diagnose Alzheimer's decades earlier could be a step closer with a new blood test set for clinical trials within months.
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Why Vivid Dreams Leave You Feeling Exhausted
Researchers discovered a metabolic paradox during REM sleep: while brain blood volume and fuel supply increase, internal neuronal ATP levels decline.
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
AI Automates Cognitive Testing of Wild Monkeys
Scientists developed CapuchinAI, an open-source platform combining facial recognition and touchscreens to automate cognitive testing of wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica.
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Photoreceptors Recycle Waste to Preserve Vision
Photoreceptors perform their own internal waste recycling using lysosomal pathways regulated by the PIKfyve enzyme.
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Kidney disease is also a brain disease. Here's why
When we think of kidney disease, we think of dialysis or a kidney transplant. Less well known is that kidney disease, which affects more than 10% of the world's population, can have significant consequences for the…
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
MooreWays To Mind Health Welcomes Two Senior Clinicians, Expanding Psychiatric and Neuropsychological Care
MooreWays To Mind Healthtm, a leading integrative mental health practice serving Chester and Delaware Counties, has added two senior clinicians to its team: Dr. Blaine Cloud, a nationally recognized ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
For better, for worse, for brain health: What a spouse’s dementia means for you
For better or worse, marriage has always been described as two people sharing one life. Now, one of the largest dementia studies ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
New study finds cutting sugar 'early' can 'reduce dementia risk'
Limiting sugar before the age of two is linked to a lower risk of dementia later in life, research suggests. A study based on almost 65,000 people from the UK found that sugar rationing may be linked ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Researchers discover pathway that makes glioblastoma cells vulnerable to treatment
New research published in Neuro-Oncology offers a glimpse at promising discoveries that could help shape the future of glioblastoma treatment and patient outcomes.
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Less sugar early in life may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's
Sugar restriction during the first 1,000 days after conception may significantly reduce a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's by up to 46%. Those are the findings of a new study published in the journal npj Aging…
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Early Sugar Restriction Linked to 23% Lower Risk of Dementia
Dementia Risk Reduction: Participants exposed to sugar rationing in utero and up to one year of age showed a 21% lower risk of developing dementia. Those with rationing through two years of age showed ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Limiting sugar early in life may have lasting brain benefits
A new study analyzing the effect of World War II-related sugar rationing may shed light on factors that affect lifelong brain health.
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Limiting sugar in toddlers could cut risk of dementia, study suggests
Limiting sugar before the age of two could cut risk of dementia, study suggests - Having less sugar before the age of two was found to reduce dementia risk by 23 per cent ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Bloodstream-delivered cell therapy slows muscle decline in young people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, trial finds
A cell therapy called deramiocel could slow muscle weakening in boys and young men with advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and may also slow heart damage in those who already have heart muscle disease, a Phase…
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
A skill becomes automatic as the brain rewires itself to bypass its own bottleneck, new study suggests
Riding a bike, reading a book or folding laundry while watching TV can feel effortless, almost like your brain does it on autopilot. This ease comes from repetition, built through practicing the same task again and…
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Limiting sugar before age two linked to better brain health
Study suggests less sugar in early life is good for long-term brain health, but the evidence is not conclusive.
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Inflammation may drive Dravet syndrome, offering a potential new treatment target
An overactive immune response in the brain may play a role in Dravet syndrome, a rare and severe genetic epilepsy that typically begins in infancy, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. Children with the…
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Limiting sugar in babies could cut risk of dementia, study suggests
Those who experienced it before birth and up to two years old had a 23 per cent lower risk of dementia. Dementia was also delayed by an average of 2.6 years in people who consumed lower sugar levels ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Limiting sugar before age of two may lower dementia risk
Limiting sugar before the age of two is linked to a lower risk of dementia later in life, research suggests. A study based on almost 65,000 people from the UK found that sugar rationing may be linked ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Limiting sugar 'early' can 'slash risk of dementia'
Limiting sugar before the age of two is linked to a lower risk of dementia later in life, research suggests. A study based on almost 65,000 people from the UK found that sugar rationing may be linked ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Anemia linked to 66% higher dementia risk in elderly
Dementia is a degenerative disease characterized by cognitive decline, caused by the deposition of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain parenchyma. This leads to elevated concentrations of ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
What if the brain does not create consciousness?
Christof Koch is taking on one of science’s deepest mysteries: how the brain creates conscious experience, or whether it creates it at all. He argues that materialism has yet to solve this “hard problem” and will explore…
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Your husband (or wife) may increase your risk of dementia by up to 70%
When one spouse develops dementia, the other faces up to 74% higher risk, a 2026 JAMA study found. The post Your Husband (or Wife) May Increase Your Risk of Dementia by up to 70% appeared first on The ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
5 Recent Dementia Research Advances — From Blood Tests and Lithium to Lifestyle Changes
Learn more about these 5 recent dementia breakthroughs that highlight possible interventions, diagnosis methods, and treatments.
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Scientists found a possible brain-immune tipping point that separates Alzheimer’s changes from dementia
A study of donated brain tissue from octogenarians and centenarians has identified a sharp transition in the behavior of microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, at the exact point where ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Could Hearing Loss Become The First Treatable Step In Dementia Prevention?
Increasing evidence suggests that untreated hearing impairment may be linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
Methods in Molecular Neuroscience
Progress in molecular neuroscience depends as much on the questions we ask as on the tools we have to answer them. Over the past decade, the field has ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2026
South Korean scientists solve 250-year-old dementia-linked brain mystery
The breakthrough offers hope for new Alzheimer’s treatments – and provides a scientific basis for the benefits of facial massage.