A fresh study has found that youthful adults at risk for psychosis show reduced brain connectivity, and this deficit appears to be getting worse. The breakthrough paves the way for treatments for psychosis that target symptoms missed by current medications. In the first study of its kind, researchers from McGill University detected a marked decrease […]
Children’s Hospital Ann and Robert H. Lurie in Chicago received $3.7 million from the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Moonshot Scholars program, which aims to improve the precision diagnosis of pediatric brain tumors. The study will, for the first time, apply a molecular testing technology called optical genome mapping (OGM), which will enable faster and more […]
Lack of sleep not only makes you feel groggy the next day, but the effects can be long-lasting. In addition to mounting evidence, scientists have found that destitute sleep quality during the Middle Ages is linked to accelerated brain aging over the next ten years. A recent study that assessed participants’ brain health using brain […]
Long-term exposure to air pollution is known to affect physical well-being, increasing the risk of respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Recent research has shown that exposure to air pollution early in life has lasting effects on the brain. According to research by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) […]
Babies born with a defective gene vital for well brain development, SYNGAP1, experience seizures, sensory processing disorders, speech difficulties, intellectual disabilities and autism-like behaviors. It’s a condition for which there is no cure that is challenging for both parents and children, said Gavin Rumbaugh, Ph.D., a neurobiologist at the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for […]
Multiple biological pathways involving the organs and brain play a key role in physical and mental health, according to a novel study from UCL, the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge. A study published in Nature’s Mental Healthanalysed UK Biobank data from over 18,000 people. Of these, 7,749 had no major clinically diagnosed […]
Could fish oil benefit brain health in older adults? Well, that depends. A modern study finds that while a specific group of older adults may benefit from regular fish oil employ, the general population did not experience the same benefits. Clinical test A study conducted at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) examined the effects […]
A recent study found that early removal of the ovaries, especially before the age of 40, can impact a woman’s brain health. Researchers have found that women who have their ovaries removed before menopause may be at greater risk of developing reduced white matter integrity in the brain as they age. White matter integrity refers […]
