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Blocking IL‑6 Cuts Compulsive Drinking in Female Mice

The finding points to testing IL‑6 receptor drugs as possible treatments for alcohol use disorder after further safety and clinical study.

Neuronal Tracing Reveals Brain Clears Waste Through Dura, Skull and Nasal Routes

Mouse Study Traces Brain Movement to Abdominal Muscle Contractions

Study Ties Fish Oil’s EPA to Slower Brain Recovery After Repeat Mild Head Injury

Scientists Map Brain-Wide Astrocyte Networks in Mice

Metformin Lowers Blood Sugar Through Brain Circuit, Mouse Study Finds

Meta Releases TRIBE v2, an Open Model That Predicts Brain Responses to Sight, Sound and Language

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