91% of former NFL players in study had CTE

Researchers have diagnosed 345 former NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) out of 376 former players studied, or 91.7%.

Gina DiGravio-Boston • futurity
Feb. 7, 2023 ~6 min

Super ancient fish skull holds oldest backboned animal brain fossil

Matt Friedman wasn't looking for a brain when he scanned a 319 million-year-old fossilized fish skull, but that's just what he found.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 3, 2023 ~13 min


Glowing dye lights up hard-to-reach parts of the brain

A new fluorescent dye that lights up the brain holds promise for cancer treatment, according to new research.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
Feb. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Sticky plaque discovery sheds light on Alzheimer’s

A new study that reveals protein plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease are stickier than thought could lead to new therapies.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
Jan. 30, 2023 ~7 min

Drug could counter inflammation linked to depression

A drug that increases dopamine in the brain has potential to reverse the effects of inflammation on brain reward circuitry, depression research finds.

Jennifer Johnson McEwen-Emory • futurity
Jan. 27, 2023 ~5 min

Method helps finds source of epilepsy seizures before they begin

A new approach could locate the source of seizures before they happen, reducing the need for invasive procedures for drug-resistant epilepsy.

Anna Varela - Georgia State • futurity
Jan. 25, 2023 ~5 min

Ultrasound ‘tornado’ breaks up brain blood clots

A new tool uses "vortex ultrasound"—a sort of ultrasonic tornado—to break down blood clots in the brain more quickly than existing methods.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Jan. 23, 2023 ~6 min

Mice show gut bacteria play role in brain health

"...manipulating the gut microbiome could be a way to have an effect on the brain without putting anything directly into the brain."

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Jan. 19, 2023 ~8 min


Implant that turns thought into action appears safe in trial

A brain implant that turns thoughts into action for people with paralysis shows a promising safety profile in a new trial, researchers say.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Jan. 19, 2023 ~8 min

Neuroimaging can’t yet locate PTSD

An attempt to replicate past findings indicates that neuroimaging has a way to go before accurately predicting PTSD.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 12, 2023 ~4 min

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