Brain

The first successful results from a trial testing a drug designed to slow symptoms of Alzheimer’s have been revealed, but experts suggest more data is needed to understand exactly how meaningful this treatment will be for patients in the real world.

New research presents the most comprehensive study to date into the long-term neurological problems associated with COVID-19. Tracking 150,000 COVID patients for a year the research found COVID led to a 42% increase in risk of several brain disorders.

New research has approached the relationship between exercise and brain health with a long-term view, tapping into a year’s worth of Fitbit data to gauge the impacts of different types of physical activity, and turned up some interesting results.

A study has utilized a new kind of computer modeling to investigate how pre-existing drugs could be repurposed to treat autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Among the findings was a discovery that an anti-diarrhea drug could improve ASD symptoms.

A study has found COVID-19 nearly doubles a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in the year following infection. The findings add to a body of research indicating SARS-CoV-2 infections can affect progression of neurodegenerative disease.

A hormone released by muscles during exercise has been found to reduce levels of a protein associated with Parkinson’s disease. The promising animal study indicates future therapies may be developed based on the way this hormone improves brain health.

We all know a good, long walk in nature can be relaxing, but a landmark new study offers some of the first causal evidence to show exactly how a one-hour walk in the forest reduces activity in brain areas responsible for processing stress.

An incredible study has reported the discovery of a novel gut-brain pathway that drives our appetite for fatty foods. The research found cells in our gut sense the presence of fat in food and can directly talk to parts of our brain to make us keep eating.

Repeated knocks to the head are known to carry increased risks to our neurological health, but a new study has sought to fill in important details around what they might mean for the skull, finding they lead to robust increases in bone thickness.

An incredible new study has discovered a novel communication pathway between fat cells and the brain. The findings reveal that the brain can directly send messages to fat tissue and influence metabolic processes.

In a first-of-its-kind pilot study, scientists have implanted a device designed to disrupt brain signals associated with binge-eating food cravings into two human volunteers, pointing to a future where implants control a variety of impulsive behaviors.

New research has offered the most comprehensive look at the long-term neurological effects of COVID-19 to date, tracking more than one million people and finding increased rates of dementia can be detected up to 24 months after the acute disease.