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Featured Genetics Psychology

·February 16, 2016·3 min read

Fingerprinting Psychiatric Illness

A new study explores the various biomarkers that appear to underpin a number of psychiatric illnesses.

Featured Neurology

·February 8, 2016·5 min read

Predicting Who Will Develop Multiple Sclerosis

A new study has been launched to investigate the events leading up to multiple sclerosis in people at risk for developing the disease.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 2, 2016·3 min read

Inflammation Attacks Brain’s Reward Center, Increasing Depression Risk

According to a new study, the striatum may be directly affected by inflammation, increasing the risk for depression related symptoms.

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Autism Featured

·January 29, 2016·5 min read

Severe Maternal Inflammation Can Lead to Autism-Like Behaviors in Children

According to a new study, immune molecules produced by severe inflammation in mothers appears to interfere with brain development in their offspring.

Image shows PET scans taken as part of the study.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 27, 2016·5 min read

Inflammatory Changes in the Brain Appear Twenty Years Before Alzheimer’s Onset

A new study reports inflammatory changes in the brain can occur almost twenty years before the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease first appear. Researchers suggest the activation of astrocytes at an early stage can influence the development of the disease.

Featured Neurology

·January 26, 2016·4 min read

Study Details Source of Mental Problems Associated with Multiple Sclerosis

A new study sheds light on how damage in the brain caused by MS may explain the cognitive decline associated with the disease.

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Featured Psychology

·January 26, 2016·3 min read

Monoclonal Antibody Shows Promise for Reducing Memory and Learning Problems in Schizophrenia

Researchers report a monoclonal antibody that shows promise in the fight against cancer also appears to help reduce learning and memory problems associated with schizophrenia.