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Study Finds Metformin Lowers Blood Sugar by Acting on a Brain Circuit

Mouse data point to a Rap1 pathway in the ventromedial hypothalamus as a target for future diabetes drugs.

Mouse Brain Tissue Regains Function After Vitrification in PNAS Study

Post-Workout Brain Activity Drives Endurance Gains in Mice, Neuron Study Finds

Parkinson’s Recast as SCAN Disorder, With Precision Brain Stimulation Doubling Short-Term Response in Small Trial

Alzheimer’s Study Finds Memory “Replay” Persists but Loses Structure

Study in PNAS Finds Astronauts’ Brains Shift Upward and Back After Spaceflight

Primate Study Finds 40-Hertz Sound May Aid Clearance of Alzheimer’s Protein

Nature Study Identifies Motor Cortex–Striatum ‘Hourglass’ That Times Movement

Weeklong Mind-Body Retreat Linked to Rapid Brain and Blood Changes in UC San Diego Study

Study Finds Blood-Brain Barrier Largely Intact in Key Alzheimer’s Mouse Model

Four Days on a High-Fat Diet Disrupted Mice’s Memory Circuits, Study Finds

Rapport Seizure Drug Posts Strong Phase 2 Signal as Company Plans Phase 3

Sleeping Fruit Flies Reveal Brain Filter That Lets Strong Signals Break Through

Harvard Team Links Brain Lithium Loss to Alzheimer’s, Reverses Disease Features in Mice

Striosome-Focused Computational Model Maps Decision Styles and Hints at New Therapies

Human Memory Neurons Sync to Theta Rhythms in Learning and Recall

Astrocyte-Derived Peptide Achieves Nausea-Free Weight Loss in Animal Models

Extended Network Diffusion Model Predicts Regional Tau Vulnerability in Alzheimer’s

Cats Sleep Mostly on Their Left Side to Aid Survival

Cryo-EM Uncovers Structure of Key Receptors in Brain’s Cerebellum