From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release via EurekAlert!: Mice engineered with a human gene for schizophrenia and exposed to lead during early life exhibited behaviors and structural changes in their…
From the Indiana University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study conducted by a team of Indiana University neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain, plays a critical role in…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: The birth of new neurons in the adult brain sharpens memory in rodents, but whether the same holds true for humans has long been debated. A study…
From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: Scientists, like Buddhist monks and Zen masters, have known for years that meditation can reduce anxiety, but not how. Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via ScienceDaily: People who develop a type of irregular heartbeat common in old age called atrial fibrillation may also be more likely to develop problems with memory…
From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: People suffering from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at an increased risk of cognitive decline, according to a new study from…
From the press release via ScienceDaily: As pediatric specialists become increasingly aware that surgical anesthesia may have lasting effects on the developing brains of young children, new research suggests the threat may also apply to…
From the University of Western Ontario press release via MedicalXpress: Western researchers have used neuroimaging to read human thought via brain activity when they are conveying specific ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers. Their findings were published…
From the University of Miami press release via MedicalXpress: Different forms of childhood abuse increase the risk for mental illness as well as sexual dysfunction in adulthood, but little has been known about how that…
From the AFTAU press release via ScienceDaily: In the brain, cell-to-cell communication is dependent on neurotransmitters, chemicals that aid the transfer of information between neurons. Several proteins have the ability to modify the production of…