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Preliminary results from a new study suggest that sleep disturbances are associated with mental health problems among survivors of a natural disaster even two years after the event.

Executive function is a broad set of mental skills that are important for achieving goals and interacting with others. People with executive function disorder may find it difficult to organize themselves, focus their attention, and control their emotio…

A new protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been identified by researchers. CAPON may facilitate the connection between the two most well-known AD culprits, amyloid plaques and tau pathology, whose interactions cause brain cell death and sym…

Scientists have found that neural stem cells use molecules that form a complex called STRIPAK to ‘wake up’ and produce new neurons (nerve cells) and surrounding glial cells in the brain.

Researchers have developed a technique that could open up new ways to facilitate targeted drug delivery into the brain, enabling drugs to treat brain diseases more focally. They used transcranial, focused ultrasound and intravenously injected microbubb…

Voluntary exercise prompted the brain to prune surplus connections between nerve cells and reduced behavioral symptoms of ASD in a mouse model.

Four out of five people with a hidden brain condition that causes limb weakness or paralysis experience lasting physical difficulties.

Research has optimized the process of making human brain ‘organoids’ — miniature 3D organ models — so they consistently follow growth patterns observed in the developing human brain. Researchers can use this reproducible experimental system to test d…

Using chimeric — or mirror — images, researchers have determined that one half of Mona Lisa’s smile displays happiness while the other half is neutral reflecting a non-genuine emotion.

Physical fitness is associated with a number of key health outcomes, including heart disease, cognition, mortality, and an overall feeling of well-being. A new study now links physical performance with mental health and emotions, suggesting that weak u…