Eyes wide shut: New study reveals brain changes during unconsciousness
Leah Fogarty reports on a new study highlighting key changes in the connectivity of the brain during loss of consciousness.
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Why science has just realised blood is thicker than water
Leah Fogarty reports on a first of a kind experiment, testing the absorbency of menstrual products using blood.
Hope for Alzheimer’s patients as Theory of Learning and Memory challenged
Leah Fogarty reports on new findings surrounding the inhibition of enzymes, in order to treat late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Transplanting microbiota into rats is sufficient to induce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
Leah Fogarty reports on memory deficits observed in rats, similar to those found in Alzheimer’s disease, following microbiota modulation.
Are chemogenetics really a miracle tool?
Leah Fogarty explores the use of chemogenetics in the treatment of neurological conditions, such as epilepsy, ADHD, and Parkinson’s disease.
What happens when your family turn into impostors?
Leah Fogarty discusses the complexities and urgent need for research on Capgras delusion, a poorly understood psychiatric condition.
Microglia in anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder
Leah Fogarty reports on the new link found between the microglia and anxiety, which might offer ways of treating the disorder.
The troubled relationship between REM sleep and depression
Leah Fogarty reviews research into the intricate relationship between REM sleep and depression, and how it might lead to treatment.
Restoring gamma oscillations may treat depression
Leah Fogarty reports on a new study that suggests brain waves known as gamma oscillations may be key to treating depression.