From the Elsevier press release: A study of people from an isolated village in the Netherlands reveals a link between rare variants in the gene NKPD1 and depressive symptoms. The findings are published in the…
From the Universität Bonn press release: A new method could push research into developmental brain disorders an important step forward. This is shown by a recent study at the University of Bonn in which the researchers…
From the University of Eastern Finland press release: Psychiatric disorders do not increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. However, the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: In many neurodegenerative conditions — Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and peripheral neuropathy among them — an early defect is the loss of axons, the wiring…
From the University of Surrey press release: Delaying school start times in the UK is unlikely to reduce sleep deprivation in teenagers, research from the University of Surrey and Harvard Medical School has found. The…
From the University of Texas at Arlington press release: A researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington has used mathematical modeling to demonstrate that negative peer pressures can spread in a high-risk setting, influencing…
From the Vanderbilt University Medical Center: A natural signaling molecule that activates cannabinoid receptors in the brain plays a critical role in stress-resilience — the ability to adapt to repeated and acute exposures to traumatic…
From the University of Bristol press release: Targeting dementia in the earlier stages of the condition could be critical for the success of future therapies, say researchers from the University of Bristol, who have found…
From the Michigan State University press release: “Why do I have to learn this?” It’s a common question among youth, but new research out of Michigan State University suggests students perform much better academically when…
From the University of Helsinki press release: A multidisciplinary study, run by researcher Marja-Liisa Halko from the University of Helsinki, asks whether entrepreneurs love their companies like parents love their children. The study used functional…