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  • Doctors discover a simple method to predict the risk of brain tumor recurrence
    on February 11, 2026 at 9:07 pm

    Meningioma is the most common type of brain tumor. It does not develop in the brain tissue itself, but on the inside of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain. In most cases, a meningioma is benign. However, it can still cause symptoms. Neurosurgeon Eelke Bos from Erasmus MC explains, “The tumor cells of a meningioma usually do not grow into surrounding tissue. That is why we often call it a benign tumor. However, as the tumor grows, it presses on the brain and causes symptoms such as headaches and loss of bodily functions. So, there is nothing benign about these ‘benign’ brain tumors.”

  • New AI tool helps scientists see how cells work together inside diseased tissue
    on February 11, 2026 at 9:06 pm

    Doctors and scientists have long relied on microscopes to study human tissue and diagnose disease. But today’s medical research produces far more information than the human eye alone can handle, including detailed maps of genes and proteins inside cells. A new study from Yale University researchers shows how artificial intelligence can bring these different kinds of data together, offering a clearer picture of what is happening inside the body and how diseases develop. The study is published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

  • Digital twin reveals how eye cells lose their organization in leading cause of vision loss
    on February 11, 2026 at 9:04 pm

    National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have developed a digital replica of crucial eye cells, providing a new tool for studying how the cells organize themselves when they are healthy and affected by diseases. The platform opens a new door for therapeutic discovery for blinding diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in people over 50. The study is published in the journal npj Artificial Intelligence.

  • Rewards vs. goals: How a brain signal used to study depression tells us about our immediate desires
    on February 11, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    James Cavanagh has been at the University of New Mexico for 13 years studying cognitive neuroscience and using imaging tools to understand psychiatric and neurological disorders. His most recent publication in Trends in Cognitive Sciences is a theoretical review of a specific brain signal called Reward Positivity. This unique electrical signal is only sensitive to rewards: it emerges as a burst of positive voltage from about 200 to 500 milliseconds after someone gets a reward.

  • More social support can sometimes lead to more—and sometimes to less—use of mental health care
    on February 11, 2026 at 8:59 pm

    People with severe mental health problems are generally thought to receive more care when they are unwell, and less care once they begin to recover. According to researcher Thijs Beckers, however, the reality is more nuanced. Social support plays a crucial role in both accessing appropriate care and in scaling care down. Beckers will defend his Ph.D. thesis at Radboud University on 13 February.