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Brain function associated with higher cardiorespiratory fitness plays a role in increased cognitive performance in older adults, according to a new study. Specifically, the scientists found that dual-task processing in a core executive function brain r…

Overall and night-time specific social media use along with emotional investment were related to poorer sleep quality, lower self-esteem as well as higher anxiety and depression levels, new research concludes.

A new study conducted in collaboration with Facebook using anonymised data from the social networking site shows a correlation between people’s social and financial status, and the levels of…

A study of US marines suggests the state of the autonomic nervous system – as indicated by heart rate variability – may influence the risk of developing PTSD on return from combat.

Have you ever touched someone else and wondered why his or her skin felt so incredibly soft?

Eating a lot of fish may help curb the risk of depression — at least in Europe — suggests a pooled analysis of the available evidence. Depression affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide, and is projected to become the second leading cause o…

Results of a randomized clinical trial of a cognitive intervention to improve learning and memory in individuals with traumatic brain injury have been published. The treatment protocol, the modified Story Memory Technique, was found to improve memory i…

A new molecular ‘switch’ has been discovered that controls the properties of neurons in response to changes in the activity of their neural network. The findings suggest that the ‘hardware’ in our brain is tuneable and could have implications that go f…

Treating depressed individuals and figuring out who will and won’t respond to antidepressants is mostly trial and error, but a new study may shed some light on predicting the response of a group of depressed individuals age 60 and older.

The right anterior insula of brain may play a role in schizophrenia as well as other Axis I disorders such as bipolar disorder, depression, etc. across ethnic groups despite differences in symptoms, suggest findings of a new study.