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Gambling addiction activates the same brain pathways as drug and alcohol cravings, suggests new research.

With a few notable exceptions, the majority of post-9/11 U.S. veterans appear to do well in regards to work and family quality of life after departing from military service despite their exposure…

People who work for bosses who display psychopathic and narcissistic traits not only feel more depressed due to their bosses bullying behaviour they are also more likely to engage in undesirable…

High achievers with winning attitudes, whether in sport or industry, say their success was partly due to one person who always believed in them.

A central tenet in neuroscience has been that the amount of brain tissue goes in one direction throughout our lives — from too much to just enough. A new study finds that in some cases the brain can add tissue as well.

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke — even before conception — appears to have a lingering impact that can later impair the brain development of a fetus, researchers report.

‘Alpha-synuclein,’ a protein involved in a series of neurological disorders including Parkinson’s disease, is capable of traveling from brain to stomach and does so following a specific pathway, researchers have discovered. This study, carried out in r…

Evaluation from a vision specialist should be included in return-to-learn concussion protocols, recommend experts in a new report.

The researchers studied the genetic overlap between the risk of having these psychiatric disorders and measures of social communicative competence – the ability to socially engage with other people…

An important breakthrough has been made in the examination of blood vessels in the brain giving scientists a clearer understanding of how dementia, brain cancer and stroke can affect veins and capillaries in this organ.