New! Sign up for our free email newsletter.

Disorders and Syndromes News

May 28, 2024

Top Headlines

 

A baby's exposure to air pollution while in the womb is associated with the development of certain mental health problems once the infant reaches adolescence, new research has found. The study ...
Thousands of Australians struggle with serious mental health conditions. But when the recommended treatment involves antipsychotic medications, the side effects are excess kilos, which only adds weight to an already complex diagnosis. Now, new ...
New research finds that binge-eating disorder symptoms may persist longer than once believed, finding 61 percent and 45 percent of individuals still experienced binge-eating disorder 2.5 and 5 years after their initial diagnoses, ...
Researchers uncovered 214,516 unique isoforms in the developing neocortex -- over 70% of which have not been previously ...

Latest Headlines

updated 10:49pm EDT

Earlier Headlines

 

A consortium of researchers has produced the largest and most advanced multidimensional maps of gene regulation networks in the brains of people with and without mental disorders. These maps detail ...

A new study shows that the use of psilocybin, a compound found in the widely known 'magic mushrooms,' initiates a pattern of hyperconnectivity in the brain linked to the ego-modifying ...

New research provides a map for how the genes known to increase risk of schizophrenia affect specific cells within the brain -- information researchers hope can drive the development of new, ...

An exploration into the national U.S. dataset on children ever diagnosed with ADHD has revealed an 'ongoing and ever-expanding' public health ...

A recently completed study demonstrates that mental disorders may be transmitted between individuals within social networks. The finding was the most evident in the case of mood, anxiety and eating ...

What factors lead older adults to stop driving? A new study followed older adults who had no memory or thinking problems to examine this ...

Research has resulted in a new method of screening for sleep disorders in children. The tool, the first of its kind, allows health professionals to assess children for multiple sleep problems at ...

Scientists have shown that problems regulating emotions -- which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts -- may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

New research has found that thousands of DNA sequences originating from ancient viral infections are expressed in the brain, with some contributing to susceptibility for psychiatric disorders such as ...

The clumping of proteins is at the root of a wide range of neurodegenerative disorders that affect the brain such as Alzheimer's and dementia. Researchers have now developed a new tool that can ...

A substance naturally occurring in i.a. pomegranates, strawberries and walnuts can improve memory and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, a new study ...

A landmark longitudinal study of LGBTQ+ youths has found that transitioning gender identities is not associated with depression and that about 1 in 3 gender-minority youths change their gender ...

Researchers have investigated how highly organized patterns of neural activity emerge during ...

Researchers analyzed data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study and found that socioeconomic status (SES) transitions affect dementia risk. Specifically, upward SES mobility is greater ...

An increase in nightmares and hallucinations -- or 'daymares' -- could herald the onset of autoimmune diseases such as ...

Researchers have found that increased neuron formation and the subsequent rewiring of neural circuits in the hippocampus through exercise or genetic manipulation helps mice forget traumatic or ...

Major advance promises to accelerate the understanding and improved treatment of a wide range of brain disorders, including stroke, cerebral vascular disorders, brain cancer, Alzheimer's ...

Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the second leading cause of death, but the right early intervention can prevent severe consequences. Scientists developed a new test by ...

Important brain structures that are key for signaling in the brain are narrower and less dense in females, and more likely to be damaged by brain injuries, such as concussion. Long-term cognitive ...

In an important step toward more effective gene therapies for brain diseases, researchers have engineered a gene-delivery vehicle that uses a human protein to efficiently cross the blood-brain ...

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Monday, May 20, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Monday, May 13, 2024

Friday, May 10, 2024

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Monday, May 6, 2024

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Friday, April 26, 2024

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Monday, April 22, 2024

Friday, April 19, 2024