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For the first time, researchers have found higher levels of Gram-negative bacteria antigens in brain samples from late-onset Alzheimer’s disease patients. Compared to controls, patients with Alzheimer’s had much higher levels of lipopolysaccharide (L…

A new study has shown that toddlers as young as two-and-a-half years old can understand when others have different thoughts from them – much earlier than the age of four as traditionally thought.

A new study looks at theta burst stimulation as an intervention in problem behaviors. The study shows how non-invasive brain stimulation might be used as an intervention in sexual desire difficulties, to improve sexual decision-making, or to curb impul…

Researchers have analyzed how brain regions are connected to each other to facilitate high-level cognitive reasoning.

Depression is the predominant mental disease and constitutes the most common cause of morbidity in developed countries. Now researchers have managed to find a connection between development of depression and the existence of an enzyme in the brain of t…

Using neuroimaging technology, a new study examines what our brain activity looks like when we have an intense religious experience.

Mice with Huntington’s disease (HD) suffer defects in muscle maturation that may explain some symptoms of the disorder, research indicates. The study suggests that HD is a disease of muscle tissue as well as a neurodegenerative disorder and that therap…

In a small study of young or recently retired NFL players, researchers report finding evidence of brain injury and repair that is visible on imaging from the players compared to a control group of men without a history of concussion.

Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, report researchers.