University of Birmingham researchers report in Brain that blocking the P2X7 receptor halted inflammatory cytokine release in living human brain slices. That makes existing P2X7 drugs fair candidates for brain-disease trials, though the evidence so far comes from tissue kept alive outside the body.
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Mice and pigs with brain injuries did better on movement and memory tests after daily shin squeezes
Xiaochun Bai's team squeezed the shins of brain-injured mice 2.5 minutes a day and saw motor and memory gains that vanished without the bone channel Piezo1. It points to bone-to-brain signalling as a treatment route, though every mouse and pig tested was male.
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Psilocybin may protect rat brains from repeated mild head impacts, a new study suggests
Researchers at Northeastern and Carleton universities report in Communications Biology that psilocybin may protect rat brains from three mild head impacts. Hits like these can raise CTE risk and have no established treatment, though the evidence so far is brain imaging in rats.
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High natural anti-NMDAR1 levels track with milder post-TBI depression in 1,025 Marines
In a cohort sampled before and after an Afghanistan deployment, the top quartile for the antibody reported about 25% lower depression and 22% lower PTSD symptom scores after a lifetime head injury. Mouse work offers a size-based explanation.
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Court filings tie repeated brain hemorrhages to Six Flags' flagship coaster
Six named riders since 2010, two of them dead, and two emergency brain surgeries last month put prior notice on the record, something no posted warning sign can undo. The flagship went dark on the 12th.
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