Scientists may have found aging’s hidden trigger for brain disease
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·3 Aug 2026
Scientists may have found aging’s hidden trigger for brain disease - Date: - August 3, 2026 - Source: - University of Cologne - Summary: - Scientists have identified a molecular switch that may...
Two new compounds could reveal hidden drivers of Alzheimer’s disease
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·3 Aug 2026
Two new compounds could reveal hidden drivers of Alzheimer’s disease - Date: - August 3, 2026 - Source: - Vanderbilt University - Summary: - Vanderbilt researchers created the first selective...
Using reason, again and again
History of MITby Peter Dizikes | MIT News·2 Aug 2026
You probably think you are rational. Day to day, you try to “make the best possible use of the information available to you,” as MIT philosopher Brian Hedden PhD ’12 writes in his 2015 book...
Scientists discover why poor sleep may harm some brains more
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·31 Jul 2026
Scientists discover why poor sleep may harm some brains more - Date: - July 31, 2026 - Source: - Edith Cowan University - Summary: - A gene involved in the brain’s overnight cleaning system may...
AI can tell if your brain is aging faster than you are
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·31 Jul 2026
AI can tell if your brain is aging faster than you are - Date: - July 31, 2026 - Source: - University of California - San Francisco - Summary: - A person’s sleeping brain may reveal warning signs...
Scientists discover how obesity may fuel Alzheimer’s disease
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·31 Jul 2026
Scientists discover how obesity may fuel Alzheimer’s disease - Date: - July 30, 2026 - Source: - Houston Methodist - Summary: - Researchers have uncovered a possible biological pathway connecting...
Connecting research to policy on Capitol Hill
History of MITby Science Policy Initiative·30 Jul 2026
This spring, 25 MIT students and postdocs traveled to Washington to meet with congressional staffers and advocate for sustained federal investment in scientific research.
How controllers from industrial machinery can coordinate multitask machine learning
Amazon Science Homepageby Theodore Vasiloudis·30 Jul 2026
Training a machine learning model to handle multiple objectives simultaneously is a bit like trying to follow GPS directions to several destinations at once: the routes often conflict, and...
Use a DIY Backyard Radio Rig to Trace the Mark of Dark Matter
IEEE Spectrumby David Schneider·30 Jul 2026
If you’re wondering what dark matter is, you’re not alone. Astronomers don’t know. But they’ve determined that this invisible material must be far more abundant than the stars and nebulas that they...
Cognitive Psychology Information and Resources
Psychology Blog·30 Jul 2026
David Webb BSc (Hons), MSc "Cognitive psychology is the study of how people perceive, learn, remember, and think about information."
Biological Psychology Information and Resources
Psychology Blog·30 Jul 2026
In the introduction to his acclaimed book on the subject, Dr. James W. Kalat notes that biological psychology is primarily concerned with brain activity as a means of studying the physiological...
MIT and Broad Institute researchers break diffraction barrier in super-resolution microscopy
MIT Newsby Danielle Randall Doughty | Department of Chemistry·29 Jul 2026
Researchers in the lab of Sam Peng, the Pfizer Inc. - Gerald Laubach Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemistry at MIT and a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and...
A new benchmark for evaluating patient-facing health AI agents
Amazon Science Homepageby Korosh Vatanparvar; Ashutosh Joshi·29 Jul 2026
When a virtual patient in a benchmark scenario tells an AI agent they're feeling feverish, or hopeless, the difference between a safe response and an unsafe one often comes down to clinical design...
How a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing
History of MITby Emma Foehringer Merchant | Institute for Medical Engineering and Science·29 Jul 2026
Before the advancement of scientific data storage and collaboration via the cloud, medical investigators seeking health research breakthroughs had to overcome significant obstacles to collaboration...
Your gut may help your brain decide what to remember
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·29 Jul 2026
Your gut may help your brain decide what to remember Your gut may secretly help store food memories, but a steady junk-food diet could scramble the signal.
What if the brain does not create consciousness?
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·29 Jul 2026
What if the brain does not create consciousness? - Date: - July 30, 2026 - Source: - BIAL Foundation - Summary: - Christof Koch is taking on one of science’s deepest mysteries: how the brain...
Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots
DeepMindby Carolina Parada·28 Jul 2026
From feet to fingertips — we are teaching robots intelligent whole-body control, fine dexterity, and teamwork to complete a broad range of complex tasks For decades, we’ve dreamed of robots that...
Your dreams aren’t random. Your brain is rewriting reality
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·27 Jul 2026
Your dreams aren’t random. Your brain is rewriting reality Dreams may be the brain’s nightly remix of personality, memory, emotion, and real-world experience.
Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·27 Jul 2026
Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp Eating within a shorter daily window may give the aging brain a modest boost beyond weight loss alone.
A hidden Alzheimer’s tipping point may decide who gets dementia
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·26 Jul 2026
A hidden Alzheimer’s tipping point may decide who gets dementia - Date: - July 26, 2026 - Source: - Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie - Summary: - Scientists have identified a possible tipping...
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