Brain Scans Reveal Surprising Clue About Long COVID
Scientists expected to find inflammation in long COVID brains, but scans revealed something different. The discovery could change how millions of patients get treated.
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Bengaluru Launches $24K AI Contest to Fight Dementia
India's top science institute is offering Rs 2 crore in prizes to young innovators who can build AI tools to predict and track brain aging diseases. The competition addresses a critical gap: Indians are severely underrepresented in global dementia research.
New Book Helps Doctors Understand Trauma Survivors Better
More than 100 experts just released a groundbreaking guide to help healthcare workers recognize and treat dissociation, a misunderstood condition affecting millions of trauma survivors. The book dismantles harmful myths and provides hope through proven treatments.
Brain Models That Compete Work More Like Real Brains
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.
MRI Breakthrough Detects Brain Damage at Microscopic Level
Scientists have transformed standard MRI machines into powerful microscopes that can spot brain damage at the cellular level, years before symptoms appear. This medical breakthrough could revolutionize how doctors diagnose and treat conditions like traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's, and multiple sclerosis.
Teaching Toddlers Key Skills May Protect Stressed Brains
Children whose mothers experienced disaster stress during pregnancy show healthier brain activity when they learn strong everyday skills in their early years. New research offers hope that simple early interventions could protect developing brains.
Women Catch Up to Men in Autism Diagnoses by Age 20
A groundbreaking Swedish study tracking 2.7 million people reveals that women are nearly as likely as men to be diagnosed with autism by adulthood, suggesting countless girls are being missed in childhood. This discovery could finally bring proper support to women who've been struggling without answers.
Scientists Map 54,000 Brains to Detect Disease Early
Researchers created growth charts for the brain using MRI scans from over 54,000 people worldwide. The breakthrough tool helps doctors spot signs of Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and other conditions years earlier than before.
Scientists Map How Pregnancy Transforms the Brain
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.
Brain Atlas From 54,000 Scans Could Detect Disease Early
Scientists created the largest brain reference map ever using scans from 54,000 people worldwide. The tool works like a growth chart for your brain, helping doctors spot early signs of Alzheimer's, schizophrenia risk, and other conditions.
AI Reads Brain MRIs in Seconds with 97.5% Accuracy
A new AI system can diagnose brain conditions in seconds with up to 97.5% accuracy, potentially ending days-long waits for MRI results. The technology could transform care for millions of patients facing urgent neurological conditions.