A landmark new study identified ten genes with rare protein disrupting mutations that significantly increase the risk of a person developing schizophrenia.
A newly developed headset capable of brain mapping may help provide new insight into developmental disorders, including autism and cerebral palsy.
Modifying the levels of two different proteins active in two different brain cells extended the life of fruit flies by 7-9%. The treatment also reduced the buildup of Alzheimer's related amyloid plaques within the brain.
Researchers have developed a method using MRI to identify when HIV is still present in the brain, despite effective drug treatment.
Combining artificial intelligence technology with MRI brain scans, researchers are able to detect the brain's response to Natalizumab treatment for those with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
UCL researchers report people with a higher body mass index are more likely to develop dementia than those of a lower weight.
UCL researchers use a new math equation to identify brain signals that explain why our self esteem rises, or lowers, when we find out what others think of us.
The Alzheimer's disease associated OAS1 gene also increases the risk of developing severe COVID-19 in carriers, a new study reports.
Researchers say young children tend to be hyper-optimistic because they learn much less from bad outcomes than older children.
A new comprehensive review disputes the serotonin theory of depression, reporting there remains no clear evidence that serotonin levels or serotonin activity is responsible for depression.
The measure of iron in the brain may help doctors predict which patients with Parkinson's disease are most likely to develop dementia.
Lower birth weight in medically assisted reproduction babies does not appear to hamper cognitive development to the same degree that it does in naturally conceived children with lower weight at birth.
