Vision and Hearing

Hair Cells Reveal Ear Organization

Color Afterimages: Cone Cells Explained

Insights into Visual System Synchronization

Nature Neuroscience The human brain creates mental representations of the world based on sensory signals. While we perceive simultaneous sensory inputs as synchronized, individual signals vary greatly in transmission speed....
Date AUG 09, 2025

Intensive Bevacizumab Therapy Improves Vision in Wet AMD

A real-world study from the Netherlands shows that starting patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on bevacizumab (Avastin) early and intensively leads to better long-term visual outcomes compared to those receiving ranibizumab or aflibercept.
Date JUL 02, 2025

Engineered CAR‑T Cells Target Glioblastoma in Animal Model

Glioblastoma, a highly aggressive brain cancer with a five‑year survival rate below five percent, has not responded well to conventional therapies, including immunotherapy. Carriers of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technology...
Date NOV 20, 2025

FluWarning Detects Avian‑Flu Spillover Across Species

How can we spot when avian influenza jumps between species? The answer lies in FluWarning, a digital platform that flags unusual changes in flu virus genomes. Developed by researchers from...
Date NOV 20, 2025

Hypertension Damages Brain Early

New research from Weill Cornell Medicine reveals that high blood pressure harms brain vessels, neurons, and white matter long before a measurable rise in blood pressure is seen. These early...
Date NOV 14, 2025

Beta-Blockers Unnecessary After Heart Attack

In a large effort coordinated by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in partnership with international research teams, data from 17,801 myocardial infarction survivors who maintained normal cardiac function...
Date NOV 10, 2025

Data‑Driven Risk Reduction in Medulloblastoma

Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital examined data from three clinical trials involving nearly 900 children with the most common pediatric brain tumor, medulloblastoma. The analysis incorporated genomic, molecular,...
Date NOV 05, 2025

Global Headache Burden Study Urges Action

Cell Reports Medicine Modern lifestyles – including stress, sedentary habits, caffeine, alcohol consumption and poor sleep quality – remain common triggers for migraines and headaches, affecting more than a third...
Date NOV 03, 2025

Magnesium or Melatonin: Best for Sleep?

The battle between magnesium and melatonin is common among those seeking a natural way to improve sleep quality. Magnesium helps by relaxing muscles and calming the nervous system, while melatonin...
Date OCT 28, 2025

Cut Sleep Meds to Boost Senior Health

Millions of older Americans suffer from insomnia and rely on prescription sleep medications, yet these drugs carry serious side effects—including falls, broken bones, cognition loss, and dependence—leading medical societies to...
Date OCT 28, 2025

Dual Brain Scans Predict Teen Anxiety

When adolescence arrives, many young people feel as though every slip is under scrutiny. For some, that heightened self‑awareness diminishes with age; for others, it evolves into marked anxiety. A...
Date OCT 27, 2025