How does sleep deprivation affect the brain? We performed a meta-analysis of publicly available transcriptional profiling datasets characterising the effects of sleep deprivation on cortical gene exp...

How does sleep deprivation affect the brain? We performed a meta-analysis of publicly available transcriptional profiling datasets characterising the effects of sleep deprivation on cortical gene exp...

We identified 45 viral exposures significantly associated with increased risk of neurodegenerative disease and replicated 22 of these associations, including the association between the Epstein-Barr v...

A study of around 500,000 medical records published in 2023 suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and ...

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

UCL trialled hours-long surgical procedure to treat disease which causes dementia and paralysis Huntington’s disease, a devastating degenerative illness that runs in families, has been treated successfully for the first time in a breakthrough gene therapy trial. The disease, caused by a single gene defect, steadily kills brain cells leading to dementia, paralysis and ultimately death. Those with a parent with Huntington’s have a 50% chance of developing the disease, which until now has been incurable. Continue reading...

The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas, prompting some big tech companies to warn visa holders to stay in the U.S. or quickly return.

Donald Trump plans significant H-1B visa changes. A $100,000 fee may be imposed on applications. The administration believes the visa program hurts American workers. Entry under the H-1B system will b...