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When you hold in mind a sentence you have just read or a phone number you’re about to dial, you’re engaging a critical brain system known as working memory.

Researchers have shown that patients with chronic pain can reduce their emotional response to the pain through spinal cord stimulation.

The brain shows signs of aging earlier than old age, a new study shows. The study found that the microglia cells–the immune cells of the brain–in middle-aged mice already showed altered activity seen in microglia from older mice.

Scientists have created a new technology that could someday help treat Parkinson’s disease and other devastating brain-related conditions that affect millions of people. The technology — a major innovation — involves converting adult tissue-derived s…

Exposure to common air pollutants during pregnancy may predispose children to problems regulating their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors later on, according to a new study led by researchers at…

Spanish researchers have studied the relationship between hormones and aggressive behaviour in girls and boys between the ages of eight and ten.

Intimate partner violence (IPV), has become a prevalent health care issue. Instances of assault, battery, rape, stalking and emotional abuse in relationships can be difficult for nurses to handle…

A recent analysis of popular music reveals that while older age and aging are represented both negatively and positively in music lyrics, negative representations predominate.

A new study is the first to report that the relationship between nightmares and suicidal behaviors is partially mediated by a multi-step pathway via defeat, entrapment and hopelessness. Results show that suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts were presen…

A new study of children with anxiety disorders suggests that response to cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is influenced by many genetic variants of small effect – rather than any individual gene.