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UCI Researchers Discover Crucial Role Of Brain’s Striatum Cilia In Time Perception

Results reveal possible new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological disorders

Child Body Weight Has Limited Effects On Mood And Behavioural Disorders, Study Suggests

Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders,

Incurable Neurodegenerative Myelin Diseases: A Hopeful Advance

There’s new hope for the future treatment of some leukodystrophies, neurodegenerative diseases in young children that progressively affect their quality of life, often leading to death before adulthood.

Down to the Synapse: Connecting Brain Circuits to Behavior

When a threat is looming and an escape route is open, one would expect any animal to flee imminent danger.

Swelling Along Brain’s Axons May Be True Culprit In Alzheimer’s Disease

Yale researchers have found that the disease’s debilitating symptoms may be the result of swelling caused by amyloid plaques in the brain.

Eyes offer a window into the mystery of human consciousness

A Yale study describes how our brains are capable of sorting through an avalanche of external stimuli to shape a sense of our surroundings.

How The Brain Gives Rise To Cravings: Neuromarker Sheds New Light

Yale researchers have uncovered a pattern of brain activity that predicts drug and food craving, a potentially valuable biomarker for addiction.

Found: A Protective Probiotic For ALS

A probiotic bacterium called Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 prevents neurodegeneration in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Digital Therapies Can Alleviate Depressive Symptoms

With a shortage of therapists, help with mental health problems is being sought from digital interventions. According to a study, smart devices can help identify people with symptoms of depression and anxiety.

New Blood Test Can Detect ‘Toxic’ Protein Years Before Alzheimer’s Symptoms Emerge, Study Shows

Today, by and large, patients receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s only after they exhibit well-known signs of the disease, such as memory loss. By that point, the best treatment options simply slow further progression of symptoms.

The Brain's Immune Cells Can Be Triggered To Slow Down Alzheimer's Disease

The brain's big-eating immune cells can slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. This is shown by a study that is now published in Nature Aging.

Altered Cell Behaviour Behind Resistance In Neuroblastoma

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified one of the reasons why the childhood cancer neuroblastoma becomes resistant to chemotherapy. The findings are significant for how future treatments should be designed. The results have been published in Science Advances.

Alzheimer's Disease Can Be Diagnosed Before Symptoms Emerge

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms. It is now also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years. The study is published in Nature Medicine, and is very timely in light of the recent development of new drugs for Alzheimer's disease.

First Months Of Psychotherapy Are The Most Effective In The Treatment Of Adolescents

The first six months are crucial to the success of psychotherapeutic interventions for adolescents. According to a recently completed doctoral thesis, the frequency of intervention should be high at the initial stages of treatment.

Braingeneers Develop Novel Method To Automate The Growth Of Brain Tissue Organoids On A Chip

The new system can increase reproducibility in cerebral organoid research and shows promise for lowering levels of cellular stress

People With Depression Are Less Likely To Have Children

Women are at their greatest risk for depression during their childbearing years, and according to a recent study

Artificial Neural Networks Learn Better When They Spend Time Not Learning at All

Depending on age, humans need 7 to 13 hours of sleep per 24 hours. During this time, a lot happens: Heart rate, breathing and metabolism ebb and flow; hormone levels adjust; the body relaxes. Not so much in the brain.

COVID’s Economic Fallout Increased Risks For Poor Mental Health

In UCLA study, Californians reported struggles with employment, finances and child care during pandemic

Was I Happy Then? Our Current Feelings Can Interfere with Memories of Past Well-Being

Many of us spend our lives chasing “happiness,” a state of contentment that is more difficult for some to achieve than others.

Patients Believe in Psychotherapy More When Practitioners Demonstrate Warmth and Competence

Therapy is a collaborative process informed not just by a practitioner’s expertise but also by the patient’s expectations about that expertise and how likely they are to benefit from it.