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Facial tics are sudden, involuntary muscle movements in the face. They can be mild or severe, making it difficult for a person to carry out everyday activities. Facial tic disorders include transient tic disorder, chronic motor tic disorder, and Touret…

The study of a Quebec family with an unusual gene provides novel insight into how our brain is built and, according to scientists, offers a better understanding of psychiatric disorders such as depression, addictions and schizophrenia.

A new study of over 1,500 obituaries finds that religious affiliation is linked with a 4-year longevity boost. Social conformity may play a role.

It’s the comparative silence between the firing spikes of neurons that tells what they are really up to, scientists report.

In a world first, researchers have revealed how a deadly fungus and primary cause of life-threatening meningitis exploits the immune system like a ‘Trojan Horse’ to promote infection.

Like everyone, people with type 2 diabetes and obesity suffer from depression and anxiety, but even more so. Researchers now have demonstrated a surprising potential contributor to these negative feelings — and that is the bacteria in the gut or gut m…

An intriguing new study on facial perception concludes that wrinkles around the eyes make the emotions of an individual appear more sincere.

Stress in early childhood leads to faster maturation of certain brain regions during adolescence. In contrast, stress experienced later in life leads to slower maturation of the adolescent brain.

Traumatic brain injury can bring post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or anxiety. Can therapy art help to assess how severe someone’s trauma is?