3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (88+ words) EurekAlert! A large-scale study of more than 73,000 mother–child pairs in Japan reveals the developmental risks associated with negative or indifferent feelings upon learning of pregnancy, as well as the mediating role of postpartum social support. Professor Mitsue Nagamine, Institute…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (88+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! The Japanese rice fish, also called medaka, is a widely used model organism, as they are easy to breed and genetically modify. The findings of this study will help us understand how sensitive this fish’s brain chemistry is…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (129+ words) Nationwide birth cohort study finds that negative feelings about pregnancy are associated with child developmental delays, while highlighting a potential role of social support image: A large-scale study of more than 73,000 mother–child pairs in Japan reveals the developmental risks…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1032+ words) Twin studies place the heritability of schizophrenia near eighty percent, but concordance between monozygotic twins falls well short of fifty percent. What occupies the remaining distance is unresolved. Consuelo Walss-Bass, who directs the Psychiatric Genetics Program and the brain collection…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1338+ words) Leaders in neuroscience, clinical research, and drug development to convene to examine advances that could enable more individualized care for schizophrenia Imagine watching a son or daughter begin college during a formative time in life, only to have schizophrenia suddenly…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (780+ words) Depression linked to 2.5 hours or more of daily scrolling image: UC Professor Hans Breiter and his research partners used a machine learning model to examine links between social media use and self-reported depression. view more Social media use is a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) The findings suggest that sleep quality may help counteract the cognitive risks associated with elevated levels of the neurotransmitter orexin image: Arsenio Paez, right, with Thanh Dang-vu: “Alzheimer’s is a very long process, so this gives us a better picture…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (591+ words) A new study reveals that schizophrenia affects not only how strongly brain networks engage relative to one another, but how effectively they return to balance after disruption video: Aligning the brain's internal timescales reveals a difference in how strongly networks…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (492+ words) First-of-its-kind study shows how isolation escalates drinking in males but suppresses it in females image: Study first author Dr. Reesha Patel doing research in her lab at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine view more Credit: Ben Schamisso / Northwestern University…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (419+ words) The Texas A&M study used sailors on a U.S. Navy ship to track the cognitive and emotional benefits of virtual reality nature scenes in an effort to reduce negative emotions and effects image: Dr. Ana Diaz Artiles is leading a…...