New Study Reveals How Childhood Fears Play Role in Future Anxiety and Depression
A longitudinal imaging study connects reduced ventral striatum activity to later depression. A recent imaging study led by a scientist at The University of Texas…
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Scientists Have Developed a New, Better Antidepressant
Scientists have opened the door for a new class of fast-onset antidepressants. According to a recent study, a new small-molecule compound that regulates the firing…
“Brain on Fire” – Doctors Successfully Treat a Child Suffering From a Mysterious Disease
Blood plasma exchanges helped a 5-year-old with a rare autoimmune disorder get better. The sick child’s prognosis, who had not responded to conventional treatment, was…
Stanford Researchers Find COVID-19 Pandemic Stress Physically Aged Teens’ Brains
The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the COVID pandemic shutdowns ended appeared several years older than those of teens who were assessed before…
New Insight Into Brain Function – Researchers Have Identified a Long-Sought Gene-Encoded Protein
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered a key molecule that contributes to understanding and treating neurological diseases like epilepsy and autism. Researchers…
Positive Clinical Results for Alzheimer’s Amyloid-Clearing Drug – Lecanemab Poised for FDA Approval
Positive results from new amyloid-clearing drug represent a starting point for Alzheimer’s treatment, while combination therapy remains the holy grail. Amyloid-clearing drug lecanemab will be…
Overeating? Researchers Discover That These Cells May Be To Blame
A new study reveals that a region of the brain called the amygdala may be responsible for overeating. The amygdala, a region of the brain,…
New Study Finds That Deep Brain Stimulation Is Highly Effective in Treating Severe OCD
Two-thirds of individuals treated have shown significant improvement, with a nearly 50% reduction in symptoms. The symptoms of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD as it…
Sleeping Too Much Linked to a 69% Increased Risk of Dementia
A new study analyzes how sleep duration and timing impact dementia risk. The time individuals go to bed and how much sleep they get may…
Startling News: A Certain Type of Stroke Is on the Rise
The stroke affects Black people at a disproportionately high rate. According to a study recently published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy…
Too Much Motivation Affects Your Perception and Decision-Making
An EPFL and UNIGE team demonstrates how motivation affects the neural circuits of perception and influences decision-making. Whether we are in a good mood or a…
Autism Breakthrough: New Treatment Significantly Improves Social Skills and Brain Function
The treatment caused neurological changes, including a decrease in inflammation and an increase in functionality, according to the researchers. A recent Tel Aviv University study…
Why Alzheimer’s Disease Damages Certain Parts of the Brain – New Genetic Clues
Research findings could help explain rare symptoms such as problems with language and vision. The first sign of Alzheimer’s disease is typically memory loss, followed…
MIT Reveals: How Nervous Systems Integrate Environment and State To Control Behavior
A simple animal model shows how stimuli and states such as smells, stressors, and satiety converge in an olfactory neuron to guide food-seeking behavior. Imagine…
New Tool Reveals What Happens When We Learn
Researchers at Scripps Research examined how the levels of various proteins in brain cells change in response to brain activity. Scripps Research Institute scientists have…
Highly Intelligent: What Octopus and Human Brains Have in Common
Cephalopods like octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish are highly intelligent animals with complex nervous systems. A team of researchers has now shown that their evolution is…
Scientists Answer: Are Women Really Better at Remembering Words Than Men?
Textbooks and popular science books claim that women are superior at finding and remembering words, but is this true? “Women are better. The female advantage…
Antioxidant Flavonols – From Fruit, Tea and Wine – Linked to Slower Memory Decline
According to new research, people who eat or drink more foods with antioxidant flavonols, which are found in tea and wine as well as several…
