Super ancient fish skull holds oldest backboned animal brain fossil
Matt Friedman wasn’t looking for a brain when he scanned a 319 million-year-old fossilized fish skull, but that’s just what he found.
Super ancient fish skull holds oldest backboned animal brain fossil
Matt Friedman wasn’t looking for a brain when he scanned a 319 million-year-old fossilized fish skull, but that’s just what he found.
Glowing dye lights up hard-to-reach parts of the brain
A new fluorescent dye that lights up the brain holds promise for cancer treatment, according to new research.
Glowing dye lights up hard-to-reach parts of the brain
A new fluorescent dye that lights up the brain holds promise for cancer treatment, according to new research.
Sticky plaque discovery sheds light on Alzheimer’s
A new study that reveals protein plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease are stickier than thought could lead to new therapies.
Drug could counter inflammation linked to depression
A drug that increases dopamine in the brain has potential to reverse the effects of inflammation on brain reward circuitry, depression research finds.
Drug could counter inflammation linked to depression
A drug that increases dopamine in the brain has potential to reverse the effects of inflammation on brain reward circuitry, depression research finds.
Method helps finds source of epilepsy seizures before they begin
A new approach could locate the source of seizures before they happen, reducing the need for invasive procedures for drug-resistant epilepsy.
Method helps finds source of epilepsy seizures before they begin
A new approach could locate the source of seizures before they happen, reducing the need for invasive procedures for drug-resistant epilepsy.
Ultrasound ‘tornado’ breaks up brain blood clots
A new tool uses “vortex ultrasound”—a sort of ultrasonic tornado—to break down blood clots in the brain more quickly than existing methods.