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Maternal Antibodies to Gluten Linked to Schizophrenia Risk in Children

Maternal Antibodies to Gluten Linked to Schizophrenia Risk in Children

Babies born to women with sensitivity to gluten appear to be at increased risk for certain psychiatric disorders later in life, according to research by scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore. The team’s findings, [Read More]

Evolution’s Gift May Also Be at the Root of a Form of Autism

Evolution’s Gift May Also Be at the Root of a Form of Autism

A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in a disorder associated with autism and learning disabilities, a new study by Yale University researchers shows. “This is the cost of being human,” [Read More]

Psychopathy Linked to Specific Structural Abnormalities in the Brain

Psychopathy Linked to Specific Structural Abnormalities in the Brain

New research provides the strongest evidence to date that psychopathy is linked to specific structural abnormalities in the brain. The study, published in Archives of General Psychiatry and led by researchers at King’s College London is the first to confirm that [Read More]

Get Moving: Daily Exercise May Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Risk at Any Age

Get Moving: Daily Exercise May Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Risk at Any Age

Daily physical exercise may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, even in people over the age of 80, according to a study published in the April 18, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “The study showed that not [Read More]

Brain Network Reveals Disorders

Brain Network Reveals Disorders

Researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich identify a new method of unerringly detecting the presence of pathophysiological changes in the brain. The new method was developed in order to gain a mechanistic understanding of schizophrenia and other spectrum [Read More]

Excessive Worrying May Have Co-evolved with Intelligence

Excessive Worrying May Have Co-evolved with Intelligence

What is usually seen as pathology may aid survival of the species. Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as a beneficial trait, according to a recent study by scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions. Jeremy Coplan, MD, professor of [Read More]

New Finding Offers Neurological Support for Adam Smith’s Theories of Morality

New Finding Offers Neurological Support for Adam Smith’s Theories of Morality

The part of the brain we use when engaging in egalitarian behavior may also be linked to a larger sense of morality, researchers have found. Their conclusions, which offer scientific support for Adam Smith’s theories of morality, are based on experimental research [Read More]

Predictors Identified for Rehospitalization Among Post-Acute Stroke Patients

Predictors Identified for Rehospitalization Among Post-Acute Stroke Patients

Findings pave way to reduce readmittance, a new requirement of the Affordable Care Act. Stroke patients receiving in-patient rehabilitation are more likely to land back in the hospital within three months if they are functioning poorly, show signs of depression and lack [Read More]

Coffee and Other Stimulant Drugs May Cause High Achievers to Slack Off

Coffee and Other Stimulant Drugs May Cause High Achievers to Slack Off

While stimulants may improve unengaged workers’ performance, a new University of British Columbia study suggests that for others, caffeine and amphetamines can have the opposite effect, causing workers with higher motivation levels to slack off. The study, published [Read More]

Statin Use Appears Associated with Modest Reduction in Parkinson Disease Risk

Statin Use Appears Associated with Modest Reduction in Parkinson Disease Risk

Regular use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may be associated with a modest reduction in risk for developing Parkinson disease, particularly among younger patients, according to a study in the March issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA Archives journals. [Read More]

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Stem Cell Research Could Benefit Fragile X Patients

Stem Cell Research Could Benefit Fragile X Patients

Stem Cell Research Paves way for Progress on Dealing with Fragile X Retardation Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have achieved, for the first time, the generation [Read More]

New Brain Map Developed By UGA Researchers

New Brain Map Developed By UGA Researchers

GPS for the brain: UGA researchers develop new brain map University of Georgia researchers have developed a map of the human brain that shows great promise as a new guide to the [Read More]

Von Economo Neurons Discovered In Macaque Monkey Insular Cortex

Von Economo Neurons Discovered In Macaque Monkey Insular Cortex

Rare Neurons Discovered in Monkey Brains Max Planck scientists discover brain cells in monkeys that may be linked to self-awareness and empathy in humans. The anterior insular [Read More]

Intranasal Insulin Improves Memory in Normal Adults and in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Intranasal Insulin Improves Memory in Normal Adults and in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

I am the scientist who invented the intranasal insulin treatment that the Obama administration and NIH just announced they would provide millions of dollars in funding to further [Read More]

Oxytocin Could Help Improve Processing Social Information in Children With Autism

Oxytocin Could Help Improve Processing Social Information in Children With Autism

Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children with Autism Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study by Yale School of Medicine researchers shows that oxytocin, a [Read More]

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