Data showed a positive association between head/neck CT imaging and risk for childhood brain tumors. Further research into the risks associated with radiation in the pediatric setting is needed.

Armen Saghatelyan aimed to shed light on how neural stem cells integrate a multitude of signals from different cell types in the brain – and how they decode these signals. ‘How does the brain ...

Summary: Scientists have discovered that neural stem cells (NSCs) receive constant feedback from their daughter cells, influencing whether they remain dormant or activate to form new neurons and glia.

Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal. Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to ...

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent between 2016 and 2024, according to a new study Sarah Kuta Daily ...

Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. And his goal of achieving "symbiosis" with artificial intelligence starts with a brain chip. Neuralink, a company Musk co-founded, is testing linking ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall ...

brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neuroinflammation and glial signalling. A full understanding of NIBS techniques may require the integration of processes across a wide range of spatial and ...

The locus coeruleus lies in the brain stem, just above the back of the neck – and contains around 50,000 cells, a tiny portion of the 86 billion neurons in the average central nervous system.

Objective To determine the accuracy of AI software in a real-world, three-tiered multihospital stroke network. Methods All consecutive head and neck CT angiography (CTA) scans performed during stroke ...

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