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Alzheimer's disease blood tests: here's what they look for, and what they can tell you about your risk

Despite affecting 55 million people worldwide, Alzheimer’s disease still has no cure. But recent advancements in the field have seen a number of promising drugs that can slow the disease’s progression pass late-stage clinical trials.

The Conversation

Depression recovery can be hard to measure − new research on deep brain stimulation shows how objective biomarkers could help make treatment more precise

It can be challenging to create a treatment plan for depression. This is especially true for patients who aren’t responding to conventional treatments and are undergoing experimental therapies such as deep brain stimulation. For most medical conditions, doctors can directly measure the part of the body that is being treated,…

The Conversation

ADHD has become an identity, not just a disorder. We need a new way to talk about it

For many, an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis is the thing it took to forgive ourselves and finally start healing

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Why do breastfeeding mothers leak milk when babies cry? Study of mice may give us the answer

Researchers in New York identified the process for the oxytocin release in mother mice

Evening Standard

Brain mechanism may explain why breastfeeding mothers leak milk when babies cry

Researchers in New York identified the process for the oxytocin release in mother mice.

The Independent UK

Brain-dead farmer from Anantapur donates life to three

A farmer of Anantapur district lives in the form of his organs transplanted into three unknown persons, in spite of dying a tragic death in a road accident.

The Hindu

Dopamine is often oversimplified

Researchers have found multiple types of dopamine neurons with different functions

Salon

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Melanoma expert 'patient zero' in brain cancer fight

A leading pathologist fighting incurable brain cancer has trialled a personalised vaccine that could become the new frontier in treating the disease.

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial

Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board

The Guardian - US

Brain teaser: Play detective and find the thief who stole a wallet from this store

Do you enjoy brain teasers? This brain teaser is designed to test your intelligence and provide a fun challenge. In puzzles like these, viewers need to make an educated guess, whether it's to solve a mystery or simply add a fun twist to the brain teaser. To crack this puzzle,…

The Times of India

Arkansas child dies of rare brain-eating amoeba after playing at country club

Unnamed child probably contracted water-borne Naegleria fowleri organism while playing at splash pad

The Guardian - US

Spending time in space can harm the human body − but scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars

When 17 people were in orbit around the Earth all at the same time on May 30, 2023, it set a record. With NASA and other federal space agencies planning more manned missions and commercial companies bringing people to space, opportunities for human space travel are rapidly expanding.

The Conversation

Burnout is attacking our brains and making it harder to excel at work. ‘Deliberate calm’ can help us adapt

Our short-term memory is on overdrive. Without enough time to recover, nothing has time to be processed into long-term memory–and we become overwhelmed.

Fortune

Gary Woodland has surgery to remove a tumor in his brain

“After a long surgery today, the majority of the tumor has been removed and he is currently resting.”

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Optical Illusion: What you see reveals what you have been dreaming about

Optical illusions are visual phenomena that trick our vision and cause us to see things differently than they actually are. They take place when our brain interprets visual information in a way that does not match the actual characteristics of the objects or scenes we are viewing.

The Independent UK

Arkansas toddler dies from brain-eating amoeba after playing at country club splash pad

The child contracted a Naegleria Fowleri infection and died a few days later

The Conversation

Dopamine is a brain chemical famously linked to mood and pleasure − but researchers have found multiple types of dopamine neurons with different functions

Dopamine seems to be having a moment in the zeitgeist. You may have read about it in the news, seen viral social media posts about “dopamine hacking” or listened to podcasts about how to harness what this molecule is doing in your brain to improve your mood and productivity. But…

The Conversation

What happens if you need to pee while you're asleep?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

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The big idea: could we use music like medicine?

We know that music influences our emotions, but could it improve physical health too?

Salon

Could panic attacks be totally normal?

Men especially are vulnerable to masking these emotions. ABC News's Matt Gutman on how to face them effectively

The Independent UK

Former Colorado officer gets probation for putting woman in police vehicle that was hit by a train

A former Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked vehicle that was hit by a freight train last year, causing the woman to suffer a traumatic brain injury, has avoided a jail sentence

The Conversation

Pigs with human brain cells and biological chips: how lab-grown hybrid lifeforms bamboozle scientific ethics

Earlier this month, scientists at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health announced they had successfully grown “humanised” kidneys inside pig embryos.

The Hindu

Socialisation can help prevent Alzheimer’s Disease, say doctors

Buddhi Clinic organised expo to mark World Alzheimer's Day. Theme was 'Never too Early, Never Too Late', reflecting need to reduce risk and prevent dementia. Vorapun Senanarong spoke on brain ageing and Vivek Misra outlined use of non-invasive brain stimulation. Doctors suggest healthy lifestyle, good diet, sleep, mental activity, exercise…

The Conversation

What Canadians need to know about West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection that can be life-threatening

During the late summer of 1999, New York City recorded an unusual number of cases of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). At the same time, the Bronx Zoo reported a massive death of birds and mammals.

The Guardian - UK

‘These patients do not have time’: families in UK demand access to new drug that slows brain tumours

Vorasidenib worked in trials but is not yet available on the NHS

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