According to data from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA, about 54 percent of all
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Decoding how brain circuits control behavior
The mouse brain contains roughly 80 million neurons, all packed into a space about the size of a hazelnut. Those
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New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function
When it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better
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Researchers use brain cells in a dish to study genetic origins of schizophrenia
A study in Biological Psychiatry has established a new analytical method for investigating the complex genetic origins of mental illnesses
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Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of brain development, study finds
Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of cell death across the brain, exhibiting greater nerve cell death than vaginally delivered mice
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Synapse ‘protection’ signal found; helps to refine brain circuits
The developing brain is constantly forming new connections, or synapses, between nerve cells. Many connections are eventually lost, while others
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Brain circuits for successful emotional development established during infancy
Researchers in the UNC Early Brain Development Study tracking the development of the brain’s emotion circuitry in infancy found that
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Brain fog and rheumatoid arthritis: What is the link?
Many people with rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, report having trouble thinking clearly, problems with memory, and difficulty concentrating. These symptoms,
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The hormone FGF23 is linked to structural deficits in the brain
Scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have uncovered mechanisms by which high levels of a hormone called
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Medical-records study links dementia-related brain changes to hospital stays for critical illness
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a novel analysis of more than a thousand patients adds to evidence that hospitalization,
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