July 25, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
The accumulation of ?-Amyloid and tau proteins in the brain is hallmark pathology for Alzheimer disease. Recently developed positron emission tomography (PET) tracers, including [18F]-AV-1451, bind to tau in neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. So, co…
July 25, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers have created a 38-point checklist that they say could identify changes in personality and behavior that may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s.
July 25, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
What do we really know about the relationship between the experience of pain and risk of developing opioid use disorder?
July 25, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
New research indicates that in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or indigestion, there is a distinct brain-to-gut pathway, where psychological symptoms begin first, and separately a…
July 25, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control studied the prevalence of suicide among people with epilepsy compared to the population…
July 23, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
A simple and inexpensive psychotherapy or talking therapy known as behavioural activation (BA) is as effective at treating depression in adults as the gold-standard cognitive behavioural therapy…
July 22, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
The brain’s reward centers in severely obese women continue to respond to food cues even after they’ve eaten and are no longer hungry, in contrast to their lean counterparts, according to a recent study.
July 22, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Children who experience inadequate or disrupted sleep are more likely to develop depression and anxiety disorders later in life according to recent research. The study seeks to determine the precise ways inadequate sleep in childhood produces elevated …
July 22, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
New research indicates that in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or indigestion, there is a distinct brain-to-gut pathway, where psychological symptoms begin first, and separately a distinct gut-to-brain pathway, where gut symptoms start fir…
July 22, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Until recently, the immune system and brain were considered entirely separate systems. New work shows that they are even more entwined than first thought.
