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A new article describes a new nanosensor design that enables more accurate mapping of the brain and shows the way forward for future sensors and a broader range of applications.

People with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) – a condition marked by frequent physical or verbal outbursts – are at five times greater risk for abusing substances such as alcohol, tobacco and…

As cannabis laws become liberalised in many countries, experts writing in The Lancet Psychiatry argue that there is an urgent need to explore how cannabis use can be made safer.

Researchers have discovered that a specific enzyme in the brain could reduce the formation of debilitating brain lesions in the two diseases.

Researchers have discovered that a specific enzyme in the brain could reduce the formation of debilitating brain lesions in the two diseases.

Even the most blissful of couples in long-running, exclusive relationships may be fairly clueless when it comes to spotting the ploys their partner uses to avoid dealing with emotional issues, suggests new research.

A study has found that shared reading (SR) can be a useful therapy for chronic pain sufferers.

Even after weeks of treatment and considerable weight gain, the brains of adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa remain altered, putting them at risk for possible relapse, according to researchers.

Results of a small study of adults with autism has added to evidence that their brains can learn to compensate for some language comprehension challenges that are a hallmark of the disorder in children.

The toxic protein behind Parkinson’s disease may not spread like an infection from nerve cell to nerve. Instead, say researchers, the protein may simultaneously affect all parts of the nervous system inside and outside of the brain.