From the University of Helsinki press release via EurekAlert!: New research from the University of Helsinki, Finland, suggests that a mother’s high blood pressure during pregnancy may have an effect on her child’s thinking skills…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: Nearly 100 years after a British neurologist first mapped the blind spots caused by missile wounds to the brains of soldiers, Perelman School…
From the American Chemical Society press release via ScienceDaily: New research proves the validity of one of the most promising approaches for combating Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with medicines that treat not just some of the…
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified dozens of new spontaneous genetic mutations that play a significant role in the development of schizophrenia, adding…
From the Georgia Institute of Technology press release via ScienceDaily: A new study from Georgia Tech and the University of Toronto suggests that memory impairments for people diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s disease may be…
From the Vanderbilt University press release by David Salisbury via ScienceDaily: When people – and monkeys – look at faces, a special part of their brain that is about the size of a blueberry “lights…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: You’ve probably never given much thought to the fact that picking up your cup of morning coffee presents your brain with a set of complex decisions. You…
From the Northeastern University press release: Fluoxetine was the first drug approved by the FDA for major depressive disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents, and to this date, it remains one of only two selective…
From the Duke University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: By studying how birds master songs used in courtship, scientists at Duke University have found that regions of the brain involved in planning and controlling…
From the Rush University Medical Center press release via Newswise: The results from a new study by neurological researchers from the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center suggest that people who were…