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Did you know that brain growth is inhibited by heavy alcohol use?
A study at Oregon National Primate Research Center, USA, shows that heavy alcohol use can slow the rate of brain growth.
The study, published in...
Have scientists unlocked neurological behaviour?
According to neuroscientists at NYU School of Medicine, 'silent-type' cells play greater role in neurological behaviour than previously thought.
Brain cells recorded as among the...
Excitatory neurons and oestrogen may be the brain food we all need
According to researchers from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, USA, Excitatory neurons and oestrogen in the brain is important to making...
Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI discovered as potential psychosis biomarker
NIH-funded study found that a type of magnetic resonance imaging, called neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI) is a potential biomarker for psychosis.
Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI signal was found...
Brain regions unlocked for those with Alzheimer’s disease
The largest dataset regarding brain regions has been produced by researchers from the University of Manchester, showing differences in healthy brains and those with...
Hyperactive brain cells could be to blame for antidepressants not working
Research has found that for around a third of people with major depressive disorder, antidepressants have not been working – could this be due...
Virtual reality behaviour: would you think and act differently too?
Virtual reality (VR) can be extraordinarily life-like, but new UBC research explored the gap between real-life and virtual reality behaviour, with a key focus...
Neurodegenerative diseases: searching for a cure
TU Dresden scientists confirm that additional neurons improve brain function – does this mean we’re a step closer to curing neurodegenerative diseases?
Most neurons in...
Electroshock therapy and alterations in hippocampal structural connections
According to the University of California, alterations in hippocampal structural connections differentiate responders of electroshock therapy in depression.
A new study in people with major...
Barts Charity awarded £1.5 million (~€1.68) to brain tumour research
Brain tumour research is about to get a revival with £1.5m from Barts Charity, enabling researchers to extend successful lab-based research into clinical trials.
A...
Hyperactive immune system in ageing brain disorders
NIH researchers have found that the body's hyperactive immune system may play a critical role in the damage caused by ageing brain disorders.
In a...
Male-female brain differences may be unlocked with new findings
Columbia University, USA, researchers have identified a genetic pathway to sexual maturation in roundworms that show male-female brain differences.
Researchers have identified a group of...
Examining the vascular system of the hominin, Little Foot
The 3.67 million-year-old brain of our ancient human relative hominin, otherwise known as Little Foot, reveals a vascular system like humans.
MicroCT scans of the...
EIT Health focusing on digital biomarkers and mental & brain health
EIT Health aims to create new business ventures addressing the way in which mental and brain health is managed and the use of digital...
Neuroimaging techniques and dissociative identity disorder treatment
Neuroimaging techniques can distinguish between healthy brains and those with multiple personality disorder - could this lead to dissociative identity disorder treatment?
Machine-learning and neuroimaging...
Have scientists discovered a way of treating migraines without medicine?
By changing the body’s molecules using a small inhaler, scientists have discovered that treating migraines without medication is a possibility.
Patients suffering from migraines can...
Preventing neurons from dying: neuron survival deciphered
Researchers have deciphered the regulatory impact on neuronal survival making a monumental step towards preventing neurons from dying.
A research group led by Dr. Volker...
Research finds link between ADHD and emotional instability disorders
Research from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, has found a link between ADHD and emotional instability disorders in the ways that these conditions affect the...
Canada’s collaboration-based research strategy to face the challenge of dementia
Dementia – the new life thief
In the history of humanity, infectious diseases were once the great life thieves. Smallpox, black plague and tuberculosis robbed...