News • Enabling neuronal tissue growth
A hydrogel to heal the brain
Synthetic hydrogels were shown to provide an effective scaffold for neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage, providing a possible approach for brain tissue reconstruction.
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News • Machine learning analyses driving behaviour
Digital markers offer "near-perfect" dementia prediction
US researchers are developing a highly accurate machine learning model for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older drivers.
News • Ultrahigh field strength
14 Tesla: Researchers to build world's strongest MRI scanner
The world's first MRI scanner with a magnetic field strength of 14 Tesla will be built in Nijmegen. Its high sensitivity will allow scientists to image the brain in more detail.
News • New amyloid PET approach
Dual-phase protocol: a two-for-one deal for brain imaging
A novel nuclear medicine imaging protocol can take the place of two separate imaging scans for the evaluation of brain changes linked to cognitive impairment.
News • Research on traumatic brain injuries
Concussions: "Three strikes" for brain health
Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to new research. However, negative effects may already appear after the first injury.
News • Understanding the mechanisms
New ultrafast fMRI technique to improve brain stimulation
Researchers from Queensland have developed a new fMRI technique with vastly increased temporal resolutions, enabling them to capture the dynamics of brain activity at a sub-second level.
News • New tool against cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
Using an ultrasound ‘vortex’ to break down blood clots
Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses “vortex ultrasound” – a sort of ultrasonic tornado – to break down blood clots in the brain.
News • Primary tumor or metastasis?
Deep learning and radiomics for precise differentiation in brain tumors
The distinction between primary tumors and metastases can be made quickly and accurately in brain tumors using radiomics and deep learning algorithms, a new study shows.
News • Neurodegeneration assessment
New blood test differentiates Alzheimer’s disease from other dementias
A new blood test that can track and follow the neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease - and exclude other dementias.
News • Parallel near-infrared interferometric spectroscopy
Brain blood flow monitoring: πNIRS for neuro-diagnostics
Monitoring the proper blood supply to the brain could be used to prevent or even treat neurological diseases. A new technique called πNIRS aims to do just that.
News • Worrying trend reversal
After 40 years of decline, stroke death rates are on the rise again
For almost four decades, stroke cases and fatalities have been on the decline. In recent years, however, signs point to a resurgence, according to an analysis of US stroke deaths from 1975 to 2019.
News • Pacemaker cells in glioblastoma
How brain tumours keep the beat
Glioblastomas march to the beat of a different drum: researchers discovered a type of cells that act as pacemakers, driving the growth of the brain tumour and increasing its resistance.
News • Glioblastoma treatment approach
'Zapping' brain cancer cells shows surprising benefits
Canadian researchers have developed a new method of killing brain cancer cells while preserving the tissue around it. A remarkable side-benefit: chemotherapy of the cancer suddenly becomes possible.
News • Key findings in perivascular spaces
Ultra-high-res MRI reveals how migraine changes the brain
For the first time, a new study has identified enlarged perivascular spaces in the brains of migraine sufferers. Results of the study will be presented at the annual RSNA meeting.
News • Changes to brain stem, frontal lobe
Post-Covid: MRI reveals significant brain abnormalities
Using a special type of MRI, researchers have uncovered brain changes in patients up to six months after they recovered from Covid-19, according to a study being presented at the annual RSNA meeting.
Article • Tissue-engineered glioblastoma model
3D brain tumour in a dish to personalize cancer treatment
It is the size of a common pencil eraser, but it could have a huge impact on the therapy of glioblastoma: Scientists in Virginia have developed a novel 3D tissue-engineered model of the brain tumour microenvironment, which can be used to assess how the glioma cell invades healthy tissue, proliferates, and reacts to chemotherapy drugs.
Article • Brain imaging
White matter hyperintensities: a valuable biomarker to assess mortality risk
White matter hyperintensities (WMH) on the brain seen on MRI represent a biomarker associated with a 50/50 risk of death within five years after a first incident acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
News • Researchers develop noninvasive approach
FUSIN: Delivering gene therapy with ultrasound
Treatment of central nervous system diseases and tumors is often hindered by the blood-brain barrier. A new method aims to overcome this obstacle using focused ultrasound intranasal delivery (FUSIN).
News • Neuroinflammation research
Exploring the long-term consequences of infections
Researchers mapped in detail how the immune system acts against pathogens invading the brain. This sheds new light on host-pathogen interactions and the long-term consequences of brain infections.
News • Disrupted neurogenesis
Covid-19 delirium: new study reveals possible brain mechanisms
Researchers have shown that when brain cells are directly exposed to blood taken from Covid-19 patients with delirium, there is an increase in cell death and a decrease in the generation of new brain cells.
News • Neurological disease marker
Promising new radiotracer for demyelination
US researchers have developed a test to detect loss of myelin - a key contributor to many neurological diseases including multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, stroke, and dementia.
News • Ineffective coordination of services
Dementia care in the UK: Little has changed, study finds
A new study has found ineffective co-ordination of services and fragmented care plans in England has resulted in very little improving for dementia carers in forty years.
News • Rare but potentially serious complication
First cases of encephalomyelitis resulting from monkeypox virus
As the monkeypox outbreak continues to spread around the globe, a rare but potentially serious complication of the virus has been discovered.
News • Streptococcus pneumoniae
Technique helps discover whether bacteria are antibiotic resistant
A new study could one day help health workers determine whether bacteria of the species Streptococcus pneumoniae, which cause meningitis, are resistant to antibiotics.
News • Dementia destigmatisation
"This Is Us": Alzheimer's storyline in TV drama found to have positive impact
The inclusion of a narrative about Alzheimer’s disease in primetime TV drama “This Is Us” was found to help reduce stigma around dementia and motivate family discussions about plans for aging.