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A brain protein called SNTF, which rises in the blood after some concussions, signals the type of brain damage that is thought to be the source of these cognitive impairments.

Scientists have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that could account for some of the neural degeneration and memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

The serious dangers of loneliness have long been known, but the cellular mechanisms by which loneliness causes adverse health outcomes have not been well understood. Now, a team of researchers has released a study shedding new light on how loneliness t…

Researchers found that people who were happier had larger gray matter volume in a brain region called the precuneus, which they say can be targeted with meditation.

Using a test involving a raisin and a plastic cup, researchers found they could predict a toddler’s attention and learning abilities at the age of 8.

Countywide reductions in psychiatric services — both inpatient and outpatient — led to more than triple the number of emergency psychiatric consults and 55 percent increases in lengths of stay for…

Eating healthily, and especially eating a healthful breakfast, can double test scores, according to research into 5,000 children in the UK.

Overweight men face subtle discrimination as job applicants, employees and customers, just as women do, jeopardizing both their own futures and the success of organizations.

Persistent inflammation affects the brain in ways that are connected with stubborn symptoms of depression, such as anhedonia, the inability to experience pleasure. The findings bolster the case that the high-inflammation form of depression is distinct,…