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Research found a link between middle-age women with neurotic traits and a higher Alzheimer’s risk.

The physical challenges associated with recovery from a stroke are well documented however the impact of a stroke on emotion is less well understood.

Low birth weight children are more vulnerable to environmental influences than infants born with normal weight.

Women who accept and tolerate their imperfections appear to have a more positive body image despite their body mass index (BMI) and are better able to handle personal disappointments and setbacks in…

Over the past several decades, brain stimulation has become an increasingly important treatment option for a number of psychiatric and neurological conditions.

The potential for doctors to measure damaging ‘brain tsunamis’ in injured patients without opening the skull has moved a step closer to reality, thanks to new pioneering research. The discovery has the potential to revolutionize bedside neuro-monitorin…

Teenagers who said they had a traumatic brain injury in their lifetime, especially girls, reported significantly higher rates of harmful behavior, according to new research.

One study shows doodling can prevent our minds from wandering into daydreams about the past or future, boosting concentration and memory.

Learning is based on the strengthening or weakening of the contacts between the nerve cells in the brain — this has been the traditional understanding. However, this has been challenged by new research findings. These indicate that there is also a thi…