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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-Jan-2026 03:11 ET (8-Jan-2026 08:11 GMT/UTC)

The neuroscience of migraines: Exploring causes and treatments

Society for Neuroscience
Meeting Announcement

Migraine is the third most common neurological disorder worldwide, and yet reliable treatments remain elusive. Research hinting at new avenues for treatments will be presented at Neuroscience 2025, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Meeting: Neuroscience 2025

GLP-1 agonists: Addressing side effects of weight loss drugs

Society for Neuroscience
Meeting Announcement

New research is uncovering how medications targeting the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) system affect brain circuits involved in nausea, thirst, and pleasurable behaviors. These findings will be presented at Neuroscience 2025, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Meeting: Neuroscience 2025

A new era of brain-computer interfaces: Restored touch, accurate speech, seamless movement

Society for Neuroscience
Meeting Announcement

Scientists have developed better devices to help people with disabilities regain function. These findings will be presented at Neuroscience 2025, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Meeting: Neuroscience 2025

Alzheimer's disease: Earlier detection, sex-specificity, and better biomarkers

Society for Neuroscience
Meeting Announcement

Researchers are shedding light on neural mechanisms underlying the progression of Alzheimer's disease. These findings will be presented at Neuroscience 2025, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Meeting: Neuroscience 2025

Decoding human thought, motion, and brain function with AI

Society for Neuroscience
Meeting Announcement

New applications of AI and machine learning techniques were presented at Neuroscience 2025, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Meeting: Neuroscience 2025

UCLA Health launches Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Business Announcement

Building on more than a decade of innovation that has made UCLA a global leader in molecular imaging and targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy, UCLA Health has established the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics — the first of its kind in the United States.

Advancing industry–academia alliance to nurture the next generation of innovative MedTech talents

Duke-NUS Medical School
Business Announcement

MedTech firms BD Medical Products and Terumo Asia Holdings have come on board to strengthen Duke-NUS Medical School’s unique innovation programme to address critical unmet healthcare needs.