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A new study from Case Western Reserve University finds mothers tend to be more critical of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder than they are of other children in the family. And, that parental criticism is linked to poorer outcomes for the chil…

Fighting ability, largely determined by upper body strength, continues to rule the minds of modern men, according to a new study¹ by Aaron Sell from Griffith University in Australia and colleagues…

Researchers in France have discovered rules that relate the genes that a neuron switches on and off, to the shape of that neuron, its electrical properties and its location in the brain. The discovery, using state-of-the-art informatics tools, increase…

A new study, published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, shows that cognitive and psychiatric impairments are common amongst long-term survivors of acute lung injury (ALI), and these impairments can be evaluated by using a telephone-based test battery. Leading researcher, Dr. Mark E…

Classmates or teachers often notice the first signs of a troubled student by observing disturbing remarks, changes in personality and unpredictable behavior, although sometimes, there is no indication that a student is troubled and this can lead to disastrous consequences, such as suicide or a shooting…

April 11, 2012 GENEVA – Cases of dementia – and the heavy social and financial burdens associated with them – are set to soar in the coming decades as life expectancy and medical care improve in poorer countries, the World Health Organization says.

A new study, published online in the National Communication Association’s Journal of Applied Communication Research, reveals that conversations in which individuals perceive themselves as being fat may be damaging to their mental health. ‘Fat talk’, i.e. ritualistic conversations about one’s own or other peoples’ bodies, can result in decreased body self-esteem and higher levels of depression…

A recent study finds that a new compound reverses many of the major symptoms associated with Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability and a leading cause of autism. The paper describes the exciting observation that …

The brain’s ability to learn to recognize objects plays out in the inferior temporal cortex. A new study offers a possible explanation of how two classes of neurons play distinct roles to help that happen.

Scientists have discovered a mutation limited to brain tissue that causes hemimegalencephaly, a condition where one half of the brain is enlarged and dysfunctional, leading to intellectual disability and severe epilepsy. The research has broad signific…