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Predicting who will develop dementia is difficult. Researchers are testing various biomarkers, but a recent study asks whether apathy might provide a clue.

A study has uncovered a brain-signaling pathway that can be pharmacologically manipulated in mice to reverse an autism-related pathway. Using an experimental drug targeting this pathway, researchers normalized the disrupted physiology and behavior of t…

Scientists have now completed an exceptionally detailed map of the brain’s memory bank, the hippocampus. Intricate insight into hippocampus’ structure and function opens new opportunities to treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Scientists have now completed an exceptionally detailed map of the brain’s memory bank, the hippocampus. Intricate insight into hippocampus’ structure and function opens new opportunities to treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Scientists have now completed an exceptionally detailed map of the brain’s memory bank, the hippocampus. Intricate insight into hippocampus’ structure and function opens new opportunities to treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Researchers present a comprehensive genome-wide map of RNA splicing variation in the aging brain. The novel insights could offer new strategies for diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Scientists have discovered that regular use of the party drug GHB, and especially unconsciousness following GHB use, is associated with brain changes including negative effects on long-term memory, working memory, IQ, and higher levels of stress and an…

A pilot study has found that pregnant women who have suffered from depression or bipolar disorder (i.e. both mania and depression) recognize babies’ faces and how babies laugh or cry, differently to healthy controls. This happens even if they are not c…

Researchers have discovered that the same gene which increases your risk of depression following financial stress as you grow older also reduces your chance of depression associated with friendship and relationships stresses when young- your social net…