14+ hour, 17+ min ago  (209+ words) IMPACT: The results open the door to novel anxiety treatments that target calcium in brain immune cells. The results are published in Molecular Psychiatry. If drugs could be targeted to reduce overactive calcium signaling in Hoxb8 microglia, that could potentially provide…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (648+ words) Imagine a star-shaped cell in the brain, reaching out with long, thin extensions to surround nearby neurons. This cell is called an astrocyte. For years, scientists believed astrocytes mainly acted as caretakers, helping hold neurons together and keeping brain circuits…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (621+ words) For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments. New University of Colorado Boulder research calls that age-old dichotomy…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (436+ words) Scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, that several psychedelic drugs - including psilocybin, LSD, mescaline, DMT and ayahuasca - produce a common pattern of brain activity despite their distinct chemistries. An international consortium led by a Mc Gill University researcher pooled…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (465+ words) Mirage News For the first time, researchers have found evidence of a biological cause for the cognitive impairments caused by the disease Neurons with nuclei (blue), dendrites (red), and synapses (green). - Research Approach: A new study combines clinical data from…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (275+ words) Academic pressure from parents is a familiar part of many adolescents' school lives. It is often assumed to simply make students feel "more stressed." But a new study published in the European Journal of Psychology of Education suggests a more…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (943+ words) One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is difficulty incorporating new information about the world. This can lead people with schizophrenia to struggle with making decisions and, eventually, to lose touch with reality. MIT neuroscientists have now identified a gene mutation…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (444+ words) Researchers may have discovered a new way to diagnose and treat major depression at the earliest stage of the condition, giving patients the best opportunity for recovery. University of Queensland researchers, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, analysed levels…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (602+ words) Factor 1 includes compulsive disorders such as anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as Tourette syndrome and anxiety disorders, which are related but to a lesser extent. Factor 2 is defined by schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, which share, among other…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (727+ words) Adolescence is a period defined by rapid physical, emotional, and social change, and for many young people, it is also shaped by body image issues and weight stigma. Those experiences, researchers say, can drive chronic stress with long-term health consequences....