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Fresh insights into the processes that control brain cell production could pave the way for treatments for brain cancer and other brain-related disorders. Researchers have focused on a RNA molecule, known as miR-9, which is linked to the development of…

The neurobiological origin of attention-deficit disorder (ADD), a syndrome whose causes are poorly understood, has just been confirmed by a study carried out on mice. Researchers have identified a cerebral structure, the superior colliculus, where hype…

The willingness of decision makers to take risks increases when they play games of chance with money won earlier.

Regular churchgoers, married people or those who enjoy harmonious social ties are most satisfied with their love life.

Two new studies published in Biological Psychiatry shed light on the propensity for habit formation in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

The most comprehensive study ever to be carried out into adoption in England has confirmed that the rate of breakdown is lower than anticipated, but it also reveals a stark picture of the problems…

Physical function and sense of autonomy are independent determinants of life-space mobility in older people.

The punishing psychological toll endured by military personnel in war zones has been extensively documented for years by researchers, perhaps more than ever in the wake of recent military engagements…

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have confirmed suspicions that DNA modifications found in the blood of mice exposed to high levels of stress hormone – and showing signs of anxiety – are directly…

The cartoon character Homer J. Simpson once said “Alcohol: The source of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.