May 15, 2025

Sleep-Wake Disruption Linked to Dementia Risk

Researchers linked disrupted circadian rhythms to brain volume loss and elevated dementia risk, identifying the hippocampus and thalamus as key brain regions affected by irregular sleep-wake patterns.

Conexiant

April 30, 2025

Myelin Proteins Altered After Splice Inhibition, Study

Inhibiting a protein called hnRNP A1 disrupted myelin repair in mouse brains without causing noticeable behavioral changes, according to a new study exploring its effects across multiple brain regions.

Conexiant

April 23, 2025

Sense of Belonging 'Critical' for Workplace Retention

Individuals who reported a neutral level of satisfaction with their sense of belonging were approximately 3 times more likely to express an intent to leave, while those who were dissatisfied were 7 times more likely to do so, compared to individuals who were satisfied with their sense of belonging.

Conexiant

November 02, 2023

Immune Checkpoint Inhibition With Single-Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery May Not Increase Risk of Radiation Necrosis in Patients With NSCLC Brain Metastases

Researchers have explored the impact of a combination therapy on radiation necrosis in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) brain metastases.

The ASCO Post

July 26, 2024

Healing and Owing: U.S. Health Workers' $150 Billion Debt Dilemma

A new study exposes the alarming levels of medical and educational debt burdening U.S. health care workers, with debt disproportionately affecting women, Black workers, and those in lower-paying fields.

Conexiant

August 07, 2024

FDA Approves Voranigo for Grade 2 IDH-Mutant Glioma

The FDA's approval of voranigo marks a significant milestone as it becomes the first drug approved in the U.S. for the treatment of Grade 2 IDH-mutant glioma, a type of brain tumor, with promising results in a late-stage clinical trial.

Reuters

September 03, 2024

Mobile Phones Not Linked to Brain Cancer

WHO and global health bodies called for re-evaluation of the 2011 cancer risk classification.

Reuters

November 06, 2024

Weekend Warriors: New Hope for Busy Docs

Almost half of surgeons miss exercise guidelines, but research shows "weekend warriors" achieve similar cardiovascular benefits to those who exercise daily.

Conexiant

July 25, 2023

Origins of Glioma Brain Cancer Found to be in the Epigenome

While cancers often originate from mutations and other alterations of cells' DNA, researchers in the Bernstein Laboratory at Dana-Farber and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have found that gliomas – incurable brain tumors – can arise due to changes in the epigenome, the collection of compounds that are deposited on DNA and alter gene activity without changing the sequence of DNA itself.

Dana-Farber