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The UK Biobank completed over one billion medical scans from 100,000 volunteers, creating the most comprehensive atlas of the human body ever assembled. Early analysis revealed that heart disease and brain disease often co-occur, suggesting cardiovascular health may protect against dementia.
A UC Davis-led clinical trial has safely performed the world's first spina bifida treatment combining fetal surgery with placenta-derived stem cells, with all six infants born with intact repair sites and reversed brain abnormalities.
An international consortium published over 21 papers mapping more than 3,000 cell types in the human brain, creating the most detailed atlas of the organ ever produced and opening new avenues for treating neurological diseases.
Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. This breakthrough could revolutionize scientific computing while dramatically reducing energy consumption.
UK doctors have reported a breakthrough in treating Huntington's disease, with a new gene therapy able to slow its progression by 75 percent. The treatment targets the faulty gene responsible for the devastating neurodegenerative condition that affects around 30,000 people in the UK alone.
New research in 2025 declared 70 "the new 60," with studies showing that today's 70-year-olds are significantly healthier, more cognitively sharp, and more physically active than previous generations at the same age. The findings reflect decades of improvements in healthcare, nutrition, and lifestyle.
Every day at 3 PM, construction workers building Cleveland Clinic's new neurological institute stop to wave, make heart shapes, and hold up signs for Brinley, a 4-year-old waiting for a heart transplant across the way.
After nearly three decades of research, Brazilian scientists have developed polylaminin — a stabilized form of a natural human protein that acts as a scaffold for nerve regeneration. ANVISA has approved Phase 1 clinical trials, and early results, including a tetraplegic woman regaining arm movement within days, have been described as unprecedented.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have created Prima, an AI system that interprets brain MRI scans in seconds with up to 97.5% accuracy across 50+ neurological conditions, trained on 200,000+ studies and 5.6 million imaging sequences.
New research reveals that great apes can engage in imaginative play, pretending to pour and drink invisible tea, demonstrating cognitive abilities previously thought to be uniquely human.
A major longevity study published in 2025 found that today's 70-year-olds are physically and cognitively comparable to 60-year-olds from a generation ago, thanks to improvements in healthcare, nutrition, and lifestyle habits.
Being an involved grandparent is good for the brain — caring for grandchildren may serve as a buffer against cognitive decline and dementia in older adults.
Research shows that today's 70-year-olds are biologically and cognitively comparable to 60-year-olds from previous generations, thanks to advances in healthcare and lifestyle.
