Protein marker for a deadly brain tumour identified

Gliomas are untreatable tumours with a poor prognosis, high morbidity and mortality rates

Glycogen in neurons of degenerating brains is beneficial: study

A new study by IIT Kanpur suggests that glycogen has a protective role in neurons of patients suffering with neurodegenerative disorders

How COVID-19 affects the brain

Inflammation of the brain; blood clots; damage to the nerves in the body — how COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 affects the human brain&…

Big data may help get new clues on Alzheimer’s

Researchers develop a big data analytics framework to look for early diagnostic biomarkers of the disease

मस्तिष्क के ट्यूमर की पहचान में मददगार हो सकते हैं नए जैव संकेतक

एक ताजा अध्ययन में भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं ने ग्लायोमा की वृद्धि से जुड़े जैव संकेतकों का पता लगाया है जो इसकी पहचान और उपचार में ...

How smart were our ancestors? Turns out the answer isn’t in brain size, but blood flow

Skulls hold clues to intelligence, says this physiology professor

Visual illusion that may help explain consciousness: New study

We tend to assume that our visual consciousness gives us a rich and detailed picture of the entire scene in front of us. The truth is very different

New device promises to make stroke rehabilitation fun

An IIT-Hyderabad-incubated startup makes an upper arm exercising device with a gaming console

प्रदूषण के चलते बदल रही है बच्चों के मस्तिष्क की संरचना

एक अध्ययन के मुताबिक, बच्चे जन्म के समय अधिक प्रदूषित इलाकों में रहते हैं, उनके दिमाग में ग्रे मैटर और कॉर्टिकल की मोटाई सामान्य ...

US researchers establish Parkinson’s origins in gut

The brain disorder is caused by a misfolded protein in the gut that climbs to the brain via a nerve

What if we could know what's going on in your brain without splicing it open

Nerve cells communicate wirelessly too. More neural pathways can explain why different parts of the brain connect quickly during complicated tasks

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Want to know more about climate crisis, human brain? Here are a few recommendations

Here's a must-read, must-watch, must-attend list for you: A book to better understand why climate change is such a complicated issue, a …

Anatomy of happiness

Stefan Klein explores the complex interplay between positive and negative emotions

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Brain drain

Memory, attention difficulties often part of normal life

There are two main reasons healthy adults experience difficulties with their memory and/or attention: highly demanding lives and normal age-…

Decoded: What triggers spread of cancer cells

Yale scientists also developed a tool to detect spread in patients with renal, brain cancers  

Brain drain backs up

India finally tries to give real incentives to stop indigenous intelligence from migrating abroad

Depletion of particular brain tissue linked to chronic depression, suicide: Study

Astrocytes, a kind of supportive nerve cells, were found in much lower quantity in people who died by suicide

Scientists explain the attack of coronavirus on the brain in new study

The peak viral load in the brain was 1,000 times than in lungs

नैनो-कीटनाशक से हो सकता है मस्तिष्क ज्वर और डेंगू के मच्छरों पर नियंत्रण

भारतीय वैज्ञानिकों ने अब नीम यूरिया नैनो-इमलशन नामक नैनो-कीटनाशक बनाया है, जो डेंगू और मस्तिष्क ज्वर फैलाने वाले मच्छरों से निजात दिला सकता है।

Anti-oxidant level in specific brain region indicates early signs of Alzheimer’s: Study

This knowledge may help in early detection by identifying the role of protective form of antioxidant