Researchers discover physical activity has an influence on brain metabolism, preventing an increase in choline. A new Translational Psychiatry report suggests physical exercise may help protect neurons and reduce symptoms of dementia in older people.
Researchers report ultra rare damaging genetic variants contribute to the risk of developing eating disorders.
Optogenetics research reveals brain circuits critical for alertness.
Columbia researchers have identified a way in which to determine if a patient with MCI may respond to cholinesterase inhibitors.
A new study reveals Parkinson's patients have more copies of mitochondrial DNA in the brain stem, leading to increased cell death within that area.
A new study provides further evidence that increasing choline consumption during pregnancy has cognitive benefits for children.
A new study challenges conventional belief about Alzheimer's, finding very minor neuronal and synaptic loss in patients at various stages of the disease.
Researchers report a drug used to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease may help to reverse memory and learning problems in teens who binge drink.
Age related neurodegeneration may be delayed by preventing oxidative damage in a few neuron types, researchers report.
A new study reveals a psychostimulant prescribed for ADHD increases glutamate in the brains of healthy people, resulting in more positive emotions.
Researchers report piglets of mothers who were fed a choline rich diet had increased white and gray matter in the brain.
Researchers have mapped the relationship of two types of neurons implicated in psychiatric and movement disorder. The findings could lead to new treatments for a range of disorders from depression to Parkinson's disease.