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We often attribute the narcissistic tendencies of others to parenting practices or early social experiences.

During the last century, many patients have undergone a variety of brain surgeries in an attempt to alleviate all sorts of psychiatric maladies, from hysteria and depression (mainly in women) to…

Bullied children may experience chronic, systemic inflammation that persists into adulthood, while bullies may actually reap health benefits of increasing their social status through bullying…

Teenagers and their foster families often say they don’t feel connected and have trouble communicating, but few resources exist that nurture their bonding.

New research suggests that concussion among football players and more years of play may result in smaller hippocampal brain volumes, compared with those with fewer years of play.

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a genetic marker in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which they say could lead to new treatments for the condition.

Mutations in two presenilin proteins associated with familial Alzheimer’s disease disrupt the flow of calcium ions within neurons. Researchers have found that suppressing the hyperactivity of the calcium channels alleviated FAD-like symptoms in mice mo…

Between 2006 and 2010, there was a nearly 30 percent increase in the rate of visits to an emergency department for traumatic brain injury, which may be attributable to a number of factors, including increased awareness and diagnoses, according to a stu…

College football players with and without a history of concussions have less volume in the hippocampal region of the brain that relates to memory and emotion, according to a new study. Moreover, the number of years of playing experience was inversely r…

Alzheimer’s research has centered on trying to understand the protective or regenerative properties of brain cells as an avenue for treating the widespread disease. Now a researcher has discovered novel protein fragments that have proven protective pro…