Neuroimaging – News and Features

An international study of nearly 700 people with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), a precursor to Parkinson’s disease, found women experience far less brain atrophy than men. Researchers linked this protection to estrogen-related genes.

Newborns of mothers exposed to higher levels of fine airborne particles during pregnancy show slower myelination at this very early stage of life.

McMaster University researchers found that visceral and liver fat are linked to artery thickening and plaque buildup, even after accounting for cholesterol and blood pressure. The study shows that BMI alone misses hidden fat risks.

New findings show that changes in cerebrospinal fluid signal during sleep are linked to sleep phases as well as neural rhythms.

The ultimate cause of death from cancer may not be metastatic disease, as researchers have long surmised, but an infiltration of tumors into major blood vessels that cause blood clots and multiorgan failure.

A recent study by researchers from the University of Fukui and Hiroshima University in Japan shows that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on children’s DNA.

In a new study, premature babies who heard their mother's voice reading to them showed greater maturity in a key language pathway.

A new study has found that entering menopause at an earlier age is associated with an increased risk of dementia, but the use of hormone replacement therapy reduces risk.

New research indicates chemo brain, a side effect of chemotherapy characterized by a mix of cognitive issues, is linked to the effects of chemotherapy drugs on the brain’s lymphatic system.

Higher PFAS levels in mothers’ blood are linked to changes in their children’s brain structure and function, suggesting prenatal exposure may affect early brain development.