News • Oncology
Nanozymes take on brain tumours from the inside
Researchers are developing nanozymes to improve treatment of aggressive brain tumours. The tiny particles can be activated by near-infrared light and applied directly during surgery.
Brain
News • Insights into asymptomatic disease cases
Some brains stay sharp in spite of Alzheimer’s – here's why
Why do some older adults remain mentally sharp despite having Alzheimer's? Decoding this natural resilience could pave the way for earlier detection and new strategies to prevent memory loss.
News • Ventricle morphology
Hydrocephalus: 3D brain marker helps predict shunt surgery success
A 3D brain marker may help identify which patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) benefit from shunt surgery – improving outcomes and sparing others from ineffective treatment.
News • Women's health
How endometriosis puts the brain in 'pain mode'
Repeated menstrual cycles may do more than trigger endometriosis – they may rewire the brain, a new study finds. Recurring inflammation can sensitize the nervous system, driving lasting pain.
News • Lowering tissue reactivity
Towards more biocompatible brain implants
Neural implants show great potential, but the brain's reaction to foreign objects remains a challenge. New research insights could now pave the way for more biocompatible brain implants.
News • Focal cortical dysplasia
Lab-grown mini-brains shed light on childhood epilepsy
Why does the same genetic mutation cause FCDII in some patients but not in others? Researchers developed organoids to model a brain malformation responsible for drug-resistant epilepsy in children.
News • Biomechanical mapping of tumor growth
New biomarker helps assess glioblastoma aggressiveness
Researchers have developed a new MRI-based method that enables objective quantification of the growth of the most aggressive brain tumours, particularly glioblastoma.
News • Deep joint-learning proteomics model
New AI model detects multiple brain diseases from a single blood sample
Researchers have developed an AI model showing that it is possible to detect different neurodegenerative diseases - for example, Alzheimer’s and Lewy body disease - from a single blood sample.
News • Ependymoma and medulloblastoma tumoroids
New organoids offer deeper insights into pediatric brain cancer
Patient-derived organoids (PDOs), or tumoroids, for pediatric brain cancer show promise in helping researchers find new drugs and better understand the different responses of the tumor.
News • Microscopic medicines
Intrabodies unlock new treatments for MND and Alzheimer's
New treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and motor neurone disease (MND) could be unlocked thanks to microscopic medicines called intrabodies.
News • Accelerated cognitive decline
Study: severe infections may raise dementia risk
Severe infections could increase the risk of developing dementia years later, independently of other coexisting illnesses, a new study from Finland suggests.
News • pTau217 and BDTau
Siemens Healthineers expands brain health research portfolio with new biomarker assays
Siemens Healthineers has announced the availability of two blood-based biomarker tests for research use: the Atellica IM Phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau217) and the Atellica IM Brain Derived Tau (BDTau) assays. Both are run on the Atellica Solution IM and Atellica CI Analyzers.
News • Research onthe glymphatic system
Broken waste-clearance in the brain may lead to psychosis
Early dysfunction of the glymphatic system — the network responsible for removing waste from the brain — could be a key vulnerability factor for the onset of psychosis, according to new research.
News • Neuro-oncology
Simple blood test could detect glioblastoma in the future
Glioblastoma is notorious for late diagnosis, rapid progression, resistance to treatment and its biological complexity. A new experimental method could help detect this deadly type of brain cancer.
Article • Developments in brain imaging for psychiatry
Radiologists explore new frontiers of the mind
Psychiatrists and neuroimaging experts gathered to explore one of the last remaining frontiers in radiology – the human mind – at the annual meeting of the French Society of Radiology (JFR) last October in Paris. Their conversation oscillated between neurons and narratives, algorithms and emotions – a vivid reminder that psychiatry is not only about understanding the brain, but about…
News • Unexpected similarities
Different tumours, same origin: Surprising discovery in paediatric brain cancers
Researchers discovered that pineoblastoma, retinoblastoma and medulloblastoma – severe brain tumours in children that appear to be completely different – actually arise from the same type of cell.
Article • From ablation to neuromodulation
The new era of functional radiosurgery
Functional brain radiosurgery is an application of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), representing its newest clinical field. It is a precise, non-invasive medical technique using focused ionising radiation to precisely target specific brain structures to modulate brain function for neurological disorders, psychiatric conditions, or intractable pain. The technology offers “precision without…
News • Lymphovenous bypass
A surgical treatment for Alzheimer's disease?
A small but growing body of evidence suggests that a minimally invasive surgical procedure called lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) might be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
News • Effects on brain structure and function
Study: Second pregnancy uniquely alters a mother's brain – again
“Each pregnancy leaves a unique mark on the female brain”: Research shows that mothers' brains distinctly change, not just during the first pregnancy, to better care for multiple children.
News • New sequencing technique
Classifying pediatric brain tumors with liquid biopsy and AI
Clues in the CSF: Researchers have developed the first high-precision method that can theoretically diagnose common brain tumors in children and adolescents without surgery.
News • Cerebrovascular disorders
3D imaging shows how amyloid beta plaques spread in the brain
A new type of 3D imaging reveals how amyloid β (Aβ) deposits spread along blood vessels in the human brain. This could lead to targeted therapies for Alzheimer's disease and CAA.
News • Rehabilitation medicine
TBI: study reveals lasting impairments
People who suffer from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) often have lasting difficulties returning to work and may need long-term, multidisciplinary care, a new study shows.
News • Intraoperative imaging
New iMRI tech to make brain surgery safer, faster and more precise
A new kind of intraoperative MRI (iMRI) can perform functional MRI scans in real time during brain surgery — helping surgeons detect potential complications in as little as seven seconds.
News • Promising trial results from Spain
Clot-dissolving drug after thrombectomy may improve stroke recovery
Even after a blood clot is removed from a large brain artery via thrombectomy, administering the thrombolytic drug alteplase to the area may improve stroke recovery, a new trial from Spain shows.
News • Research on dopaminergic neurons
Immunotherapy to prevent neuron loss in Parkinson’s disease
Promising new research points to a new immunotherapy approach that could help preserve viable neurons in people with Parkinson’s disease.
