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Scientists have discovered a promising new approach to treating autism by targeting a specific brain protein that restores normal neural activity. The therapy worked in both mouse models and human brain organoids, offering hope for millions.
Scientists at Harvard have kept miniature lab-grown brains alive for over five years, watching them mature like real human brains. This breakthrough could revolutionize how we study brain development and neurological diseases.
Scientists are using tiny lab-grown brain models called organoids to solve mysteries about how our incredible brains develop. These breakthrough tools could lead to new treatments for autism, schizophrenia, and other brain conditions.
Researchers have created the most detailed brain organoid yet, complete with a blood vessel system that mirrors the real human brain. This breakthrough could unlock new understanding of autism, schizophrenia, and dementia.
Scientists at University of Rochester developed a gene therapy that uses the brain's natural cleaning system to deliver treatments throughout the brain, avoiding one of medicine's toughest obstacles. The breakthrough could transform treatment for multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and rare childhood brain disorders.
Scientists discovered that digital brain models work better when brain regions compete for resources, just like in real life. This breakthrough could revolutionize personalized medicine and help more treatments succeed in human trials.
Researchers in Italy built tiny 3D brain models to test treatments for a childhood brain tumor, bringing hope for safer and more effective therapies. The breakthrough lets scientists study the disease more accurately than ever before.
International researchers discovered how to engineer tiny medicine carriers that trick the body's own blood proteins into safely delivering drugs past the brain's protective barrier. This breakthrough could transform treatment for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and deadly brain cancers.
A Virginia high school senior is first author on groundbreaking research using hydrogel "brain phantoms" to measure traumatic brain injury forces without animal testing. The lab's artificial rat brains, made from materials similar to Jell-O, could revolutionize how researchers study concussions and brain trauma.
A high school football player collapsed on the sideline and fell into a coma with a traumatic brain injury. He met another brain injury patient during treatment, and now they're engaged to be married. #
For the first time, researchers have tracked how a mother's brain rewires itself during pregnancy, revealing widespread changes in nearly every brain region. The groundbreaking Maternal Brain Project is finally studying what happens to women's brains during motherhood, a topic science has largely ignored until now.
Scientists at UCLA built miniature 3D brain models that reveal why the deadliest brain cancer resists treatment, opening doors to personalized therapies. These lab-grown organoids mimic real human brains, showing for the first time how tumors communicate with healthy cells to become more aggressive.
Laura Moore was thrown from a four-wheeler at 16, suffering severe brain damage that doctors struggled to stabilize. Twenty-three years later, she's thriving and leading Kansas's charge to support brain injury survivors.
Scientists discovered that neurons in the wrong place can take over essential brain functions, challenging everything we thought about how the brain works. This breakthrough could transform treatments for brain injuries and developmental disorders.
Scientists restored brain signaling in adult mice with autism-related symptoms using a targeted therapy that also worked in human brain tissue. The treatment lasted two months and suggests the brain may be treatable later in life than doctors once thought.
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New brain imaging studies reveal pregnancy doesn't cause "mommy brain" decline—it triggers profound neural rewiring that enhances bonding, emotional intelligence, and may even make brains younger. Scientists say the transformation is as significant as adolescence.
New brain research reveals that people who speak multiple languages show significantly younger brain patterns, with four-language speakers having brains that appear 13 years younger than those who speak just one. The findings suggest learning languages at any age could help protect your brain as you get older.
Scientists at Stanford just overturned decades of brain science by discovering that immune cells from our blood flood into our brains as we age. The breakthrough could transform how we treat Alzheimer's and other brain diseases.
Researchers discovered a drainage network inside protective brain layers that slowly removes waste, changing how we understand brain health. This breakthrough could lead to better treatments for Alzheimer's and other brain disorders.
Scientists can now identify the brain's language network even when you're not speaking, reading, or listening—a breakthrough that could revolutionize treatment for speech disorders and brain injuries. The discovery came from analyzing nearly 2,000 brain scans across 1,199 people.
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