How an exercise-activated enzyme helps to keep the brain young

How an exercise-activated enzyme helps to keep the brain young

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X An enzyme produced by liver cells (pictured) has anti-ageing effects on the brain • Credit: Biophoto Associates/Science Photo Li

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 230 words
New drug target discovered for devastating 'brain on fire' disease

New drug target discovered for devastating 'brain on fire' disease

• New drug target discovered for devastating â brain on fireâ disease Scientists have uncovered a critical weak spot in a rare â Brain on Fireâ disorder • Researchers have uncovere

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 246 words
New brain stimulation approach could treat depression in just 5 days

New brain stimulation approach could treat depression in just 5 days

• New brain stimulation approach could treat depression in just 5 days A five-day burst of brain stimulation could offer depression relief that once took six weeks • For many peopl

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 211 words
Alzheimer's may begin with a silent drop in brain blood flow

Alzheimer's may begin with a silent drop in brain blood flow

• Alzheimerâ s may begin with a silent drop in brain blood flow Small shifts in how blood moves through the brain and how brain cells receive oxygen may be closely connected to the

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 300 words
Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

• Learning to recognise birds may strengthen your cognitive reservesteve young/Alamy Learning to recognise birds may strengthen your cognitive reserve steve young/Alamy Expert bird

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 401 words

Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices

• Since the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. • Many organizations don’t need as much floor space or as many desks, given many staff now do a mix of hybrid wo

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 171 words
3D Printing News Briefs, February 21, 2026: Vapor Smoothing, Brain Models, & More

3D Printing News Briefs, February 21, 2026: Vapor Smoothing, Brain Models, & More

• 3D Printing News Briefs, February 21, 2026: Vapor Smoothing, Brain Models, & More Share this Article In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with material and p

Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimer's

Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimer's

• Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimerâ s Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a biological process that may explain why exercise sharpens th

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 215 words
Single-cell and isoform-specific translational profiling of the mouse brain

Single-cell and isoform-specific translational profiling of the mouse brain

• Abstract The brain displays the richest repertoire of post-transcriptional mechanisms regulating mRNA translation1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11. • Among these, alternative splicing has

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 261 words
Brain development may continue into your 30s, new research shows

Brain development may continue into your 30s, new research shows

• Frontal lobe maturation extends beyond age 25, continuing into the 30s. • Grey matter pruning refines neural connections, strengthening frequently used pathways. • 1999 imaging s

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 166 words
Shape-conforming 3D bioelectronic mesh maps 91% of lab-grown mini brain activity

Shape-conforming 3D bioelectronic mesh maps 91% of lab-grown mini brain activity

• Shape-conforming 3D bioelectronic mesh maps 91% of lab-grown mini brain activity New 3D bioelectronic device wraps neural organoids and maps nearly all brain-like activity. • Sci

Attention-gated U-Net model for semantic segmentation of brain tumors and feature extraction for survival prognosis

Attention-gated U-Net model for semantic segmentation of brain tumors and feature extraction for survival prognosis

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 14 Feb 2026] Title:Attention-gated U-Net model for semantic segmentation of brain tumors and feature extraction for survi

Research & Labs · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 262 words
Attention-gated U-Net model for semantic segmentation of brain tumors and feature extraction for survival prognosis

Attention-gated U-Net model for semantic segmentation of brain tumors and feature extraction for survival prognosis

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 14 Feb 2026] Title:Attention-gated U-Net model for semantic segmentation of brain tumors and feature extraction for survi

Research · February 18, 2026 (updated February 19, 2026) · 2 min · 262 words
Brain differences between sexes get more pronounced from puberty

Brain differences between sexes get more pronounced from puberty

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Credit: Cavan Images/Getty Some sex differences in brain-connectivity patterns become more pronounced with age, according to new

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 289 words
Briefing Chat: Caffeine slows brain ageing, suggests decades of data

Briefing Chat: Caffeine slows brain ageing, suggests decades of data

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. • Download the Nature Podcast 13 February 2026 In this episode: 00:26

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 241 words

Brain responses to wildlife images can forecast online engagement-and help conservation messaging

• What types of photos make people reach for their wallets? • New Stanford University-led research suggests that brain activity can help forecast which wildlife images will inspire

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 76 words
Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimer's plaques

Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimer's plaques

• Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimerâ s plaques Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have identified t

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 236 words
One in three people carry this brain parasite but the body has a kill switch

One in three people carry this brain parasite but the body has a kill switch

• 1 in 3 people worldwide carry the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii. • The parasite can settle in the brain and persist for life. • Most carriers remain asymptomatic, but infectio

Science · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 212 words
Brain inflammation may be driving compulsive behavior

Brain inflammation may be driving compulsive behavior

• Brain inflammation may be driving compulsive behavior Compulsive behavior may be less about â bad habitsâ and more about an inflamed brain working too hard. • For years, scientis

Science · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 208 words
From legacy VMs to the network brain: Why 2026 is the year of the common telco cloud

From legacy VMs to the network brain: Why 2026 is the year of the common telco cloud

• From legacy VMs to the network brain: Why 2026 is the year of the common telco cloud Share As we prepare to head to the Fira and MWC Barcelona 2026, I find myself thinking about

Accidental discovery hints at mystery structures within our brain

Accidental discovery hints at mystery structures within our brain

• Lymphatic-like structures within the brain of a healthy personShiju Gan/Harvard University Lymphatic-like structures within the brain of a healthy person Shiju Gan/Harvard Univer

Science · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 320 words
Destro AI launches Agentic AI Brain for logistics workflows

Destro AI launches Agentic AI Brain for logistics workflows

• LAS VEGAS - Destro AI yesterday emerged from stealth and launched its Agentic AI Brain, a centralized intelligence layer designed to coordinate robots and humans as a single adap

A new study highlights the brain's role in immune health

• New research links brain activity to immune system performance, showing mental states influence infection resistance. • Study demonstrates stress hormones alter immune cell signa