From the University of North Carolina Health Care press release via MedicalXpress: Doctors have long recognized a link between alcoholism and anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Those who drink heavily are at…
From the Wellcome Trust press release via MedicalXpress: Working as a piano tuner may lead to changes in the structure of the memory and navigation areas of the brain, suggests new research funded by the…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via MedicalXpress: People whose blood sugar is on the high end of the normal range may be at greater risk of brain shrinkage that occurs with aging…
From the University of South Carolina press release via MedicalXpress: Researchers at the University of Southern California have devised a method for detecting certain neurological disorders through the study of eye movements. In a study…
From the University of Cambridge press release via EurekAlert!: Previous research has shown that personality traits such as impulsivity or compulsiveness are indicators of an increased risk of addiction. Now, new research from the University…
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a potential medical treatment for the cognitive effects of stress-related disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The…
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham press release via ScienceDaily: Deep-brain stimulation (DBS) may stop uncontrollable shaking in patients with Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor by imposing its own rhythm on the brain, according…
From the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology press release by Steve McGaughey via EurekAlert!: Like a melody that keeps playing in your head even after the music stops, researchers at the Beckman Institute…
From the University of Texas at Dallas press release via EurekAlert!: A new study by researchers at UT Dallas’ Center for Vital Longevity, Duke University, and the University of Michigan has found that the strength…
From the Yale University press release by Bill Hathaway via MedicalXpress: By administering a simple behavioral test, Yale researchers were able to predict which mice would later exhibit alcoholism-related behaviors such as the inability to…