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Researchers shed new light on the genetic relationship between three mood disorders associated with depression — major depression and bipolar disorder types 1 and 2 — in a new study.

Depression, anxiety, impulsive behavior and poor cognitive performance in children is affected by the amount of sleep they have, researchers have found.

Moving birth a day early triggers an early start to widespread neuron death, according to new research.

Individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) because of family history or genetic predisposition who engaged in six months of aerobic exercise training improved their brain glucose metabolism and higher-order thinking abilities (e.g., planning and …

Researchers have discovered the influence of the coagulation factor fibrinogen on the damaged brain.

Cerebral edema, swelling that occurs in the brain, is a severe and potentially fatal complication of stroke. New research shows for the first time that the glymphatic system – normally associated with the beneficial task of waste removal — goes awry d…

In a nationwide US survey of 21,678 US high school students, researchers found that nearly 75% of the students’ self-reported feelings related to school were negative.

In a study of rats navigating a simple maze, neuroscientists have discovered how the brain may generate such imagined future scenarios. The work provides a new grounding for understanding not only how the brain makes decisions but also how imagination …

Patterns of brain connectivity take us a step closer to understanding the key principles of cognition.

A new study shows for the first time that low and high exercise intensities differentially influence brain function. Using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (Rs-fMRI), a noninvasive technique that allows for studies on brain connectiv…