Our ‘second brain’, the gut as an important link between brain and body
The saying ‘trust your gut’ refers to following your intuition, but as Dr Martin Stebbing explains it, the saying goes…
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SAD, depression and ways to cope
How Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is different from other forms of depression - and how to cope with SAD in…
Ketone supplement and obesity discovery
Ketone supplement might be a novel therapeutic for boosting brain function in obesity: New research published in The Journal of…
Could Vitamin-A bring back your sense of smell after Covid?
Could Vitamin-A bring back your sense of smell after Covid? Researchers at the University of East Anglia and James Paget…
Histamine could be a key player in depression
Histamine could be a key player in depression, according to study in mice. Bodily inflammation dampens levels of a 'feel-good molecule'…
Protein from the liver may cause Alzheimer’s disease
Protein from the liver may cause Alzheimer’s disease in the brain: The study, published in the prestigious PLOS Biology journal and…
Study shows high fat diet disrupts body clock
When rats are fed a high fat diet, this disturbs the body clock in their brain that normally controls satiety,…
New guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases
Brain metastases are a common and dangerous complication in cancer patients. Under the leadership of experts from MedUni Vienna, two…
Fight-or-flight response is altered in healthy young people who had COVID-19
New research published in The Journal of Physiology found that otherwise healthy young people diagnosed with COVID-19, regardless of their…
Regular contact events linked to reduced blood flow to the brain
Contact events in rugby union linked to reduced blood flow to the brain, impacting brain function: Repetitive contact events incurred…
Brain injury treatment may cause harm
A procedure widely used to treat birth-related brain damage in newborn babies in low and middle income countries (LMICs) may…
Working to stop MS in its tracks
Working to stop MS in its tracks: On World Brain Day (22 July), work continues to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS)…