Exposure to loud noise, such as a firecracker or an ear-splitting concert, is the most common preventable cause of hearing loss. Research suggests that 12%…
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New method for interpreting brain activity data more accurate than conventional techniques
Skoltech researchers have proposed a method for interpreting brain activity data that proved to be up to five times more accurate than the conventionally used…
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Machine learning can yield "proxy measures" for brain-related health issues
A study published today by an interdisciplinary collaboration, directed by Denis Engemann from Inria, demonstrates that machine learning from large population cohorts can yield "proxy…
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Planar cell polarity pathway found to be responsible for the formation and maintenance of synapses
Within the brain and other parts of the nervous system, synapses are key junctional points in between neurons (the nerve cells) where critical signals are…
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Study reveals underrepresentation of women in stroke clinical trials
A new study shows that women are underrepresented in stroke clinical trials relative to the number who have strokes in the general population. The research…
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Brain ‘noise’ may hold the keys to psychiatric treatment efficacy
It remains a central challenge in psychiatry to reliably judge whether a patient will respond to treatment. In a new study published in the journal…
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Advanced technique offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas
A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute of…
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Researchers explore which types of brain activity support consciousness
Consciousness remains one of the brain's biggest mysteries. We know very little about how it emerges from activity within the brain, but most neuroscientists agree…
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Revival of the cell and gene therapy field opens new avenues for repairing the Parkinsonian brain
After several decades of pre-clinical development, cell- and gene-based therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD) are now actively being explored. In this special supplement to the…
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A genetic brain disease reversed after birth
Researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan report that Kleefstra syndrome, a genetic disorder that leads to intellectual disability, can be…
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