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Summary: A new five-year study explores how dopamine may drive changes in brain myelin during social isolation. Researchers will track how dopamine interacts with oligodendrocytes, the cells responsible for producing myelin and supporting neuron function. The project aims to uncover whether dopamine regulates myelin plasticity, potentially linking isolation, addiction, schizophrenia, and other conditions. The findings could open doors to treatments …

Borderlands 4 is rife with overpowered builds that use what developer Gearbox has described as “unintended interactions” to cause massive damage, even to the game’s toughest bosses on the hardest difficulties. The most infamous of these is ‘the knife,’ which Gearbox has said it’s aware of but won’t nerf just yet. Now, there’s another new best boss melting build to …

Brain damage caused by blocked blood vessels may be treatable using injections of stem cells, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Zurich and the University of Southern California. The results could one day help patients who have experienced some forms of stroke recover lost functions. Using mice with stroke-induced brain damage, the researchers found that …

A bizarre therapy involving thin golden threads embedded in people’s bodies during acupuncture treatment has garnered significant attention after media exposure revealed X-ray images of South Korean patients showing hundreds of these thread strands. One patient, a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee – a degenerative joint condition that causes pain and stiffness – shared her experience with …

The world’s most popular sport is reckoning with serious health concerns. The largest study of its kind has now found that repetitively heading a soccer ball can negatively impact the brain, even in amateur players who don’t report concussions. Among 352 amateur adult soccer players, those who took more than a thousand headers a year showed microscopic changes to the …

Many Minor Hits Can Damage an Athlete’s Brain, Studies Find  The New York Times Repeated head trauma causes neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes  Nature Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes  National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov) BU CTE study of young athletes could ‘significantly change how we view contact sports’  Boston Herald Study identifies microstructural …

Stem cell transplantation can reverse stroke damage, researchers at the University of Zurich report. Its beneficial effects include regeneration of neurons and restoration of motor functions, marking a milestone in the treatment of brain disorders. One in four adults suffer a stroke in their lifetime, leaving around half of them with residual damage such as paralysis or speech impairment because …

A University of Rhode Island study suggests micro- and nanoplastics can accumulate in the brain, potentially accelerating Alzheimer’s symptoms in genetically at-risk individuals. Credit: Stock College of Pharmacy Professor Jaime Ross has discovered that cognitive decline occurs in a sex-dependent manner, mirroring patterns observed in humans. Tiny fragments of plastic, known as microplastics and nanoplastics, are now so widespread in …

Eight or more alcoholic drinks per week were linked to signs of injury in the brain in a large autopsy study. The finding points to changes in small blood vessels that help feed and clean brain tissue, which is hard to detect during life. Those lesions are called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, a thickening of tiny arteries that narrows the passage for …

What you eat has a crucial impact on your health. What if we tell you that your occasional indulgence could be killing your brain? Yes, you heard that right. And if you are a fitness enthusiast who religiously takes cheat days every week, you may want to think twice. Something as little as ‘a’ milkshake can harm your brain. A …