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Study explains molecular basis of long COVID symptoms

A new study in hamsters and human tissue samples provides a better understanding of how the pandemic virus causes depression, anxiety, and the loss of concentration known as ‘brain fog’ in patients that develop long COVID.

Mouse study shows gene therapy may correct creatine deficiency disorder

A new study in mice finds that a gene therapy appears to correct a rare creatine deficiency disorder that commonly results in intellectual disabilities, problems with speech, involuntary movements and recurrent seizures.

Adults sleep better together than they do alone

A new study finds a relationship between bed sharing, sleep and mental health. Adults who share a bed with a partner or spouse sleep better than those who sleep alone, according to a new study.

Scientists uncover key factor in human brain development

Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery about the development of the brain. This new information contributes to our understanding of how the part of the brain that makes humans more intelligent than other mammals develops, and offers insights int…

Primates and non-primates differ in the architecture of their neurons

High-resolution microscopy now enabled an international research team to enlarge the knowledge about species-specific differences of the architecture of cortical neurons.

Parents’ unpredictable behavior may impair optimal brain circuit formation

Researchers are conducting pioneering research into the concept that unpredictable parental behaviors, together with unpredictable environment, such as lack of routines and frequent disasters, disrupt optimal emotional brain circuit development in chil…

New study shows bidirectional link between inflammatory bowel disease and depression

A new study shows that patients diagnosed with IBD were nine times as likely to develop depression than the general population. In addition, their siblings who did not suffer from IBD were almost two times as likely to develop depression. Conversely, p…

Brain scans remarkably good at predicting political ideology

Brain scans of people taken while they performed various tasks — and even did nothing — accurately predicted whether they were politically conservative or liberal, according to the largest study of its kind.

Study examines why the memory of fear is seared into our brains

Neuroscientists have been studying the formation of fear memories in the emotional hub of the brain — the amygdala — and think they have a mechanism.

How the brain responds to surprising events

Researchers have found that one key role of the neuromodulator noradrenaline, produced by the locus coeruleus, is to help the brain learn from surprising outcomes.