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Neuroscientists unveil digital 'translator' for brain studies

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UCLA Health researchers have helped to develop a new digital toolbox to create a “common language” for brain network studies, potentially accelerating new discoveries and treatments for neurological and psychiatric conditions.

Journal: Nature Communications

Study confirms link between maternal diet, risk to infant behavioral health

Oregon Health & Science University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at OHSU’s Center for Mental Health Innovation revealed a significant link between higher dietary blood sugar levels in parents and risk for mental health disorders in offspring.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Study finds knowledge of genetics and genomic medicine crucial for mental health providers to deliver informed, personalized care

Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study finds clinicians who understand psychiatric genetics can provide better personalized care.

Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry

Your neighborhood may affect your risk of dementia

American Academy of Neurology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to develop dementia than people living in neighborhoods with fewer disadvantages, according to a study published on March 26, 2025, online in Neurology^®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study does not prove that neighborhood factors cause dementia; it only shows an association.

Journal: Neurology

Early signs of heart problems linked to smaller brain volumes

American Academy of Neurology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People who have early signs of heart problems may also have changes in brain health that can be early signs of dementia, such as loss of brain volume, according to a meta-analysis published on March 26, 2025, online in Neurology^®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The meta-analysis does not prove that early heart problems cause loss of brain cells; it only shows an association.

Journal: Neurology

MSU engineers create “smart” system to prevent future infrastructure disasters

Michigan State University

When the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed on March 26, 2024, engineers and city managers around the U.S. and world scrambled to assess the safety of infrastructure in their communities. Michigan State University researchers have developed a “deploy-and-forget” system that combines sensors with artificial intelligence, or AI, to assess the health of infrastructure like bridges, roads and dams, before and after events that could damage them.

Journal: Nature Communications

Sensor technology uses nature’s blueprint and machinery to monitor metabolism in body

California NanoSystems Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A UCLA-led team has developed an advanced sensor platform that measures metabolites — key molecules involved in sustaining life through metabolism — inside the body in real time.

By mimicking natural metabolic pathways and using biological molecular toolkits, the sensors can track thousands of metabolites, far beyond the small set detectable by traditional sensors, while simplifying the technology development process.

This advance opens up new possibilities for diagnosing and managing disease, developing new drugs and unlocking deeper insights into how biological systems function.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Louis and Harold Price Foundation, H and H Evergreen Foundation