Although predisposing processes occur earlier, schizophrenia breaks out at young adulthood, suggesting it might involve a pathological transition during late brain development in predisposed individuals.
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Brain finds order amidst chaos
How does the brain find order amidst a sea of noise and chaos? Researchers have found the answer by using advanced simulation techniques to investigate
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Multi-tasking protein at the root of neuropathic pain
Researchers from Japan’s Osaka University have made an important leap in our understanding of how chronic pain conditions develop. In a study published on July
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Sleep interrupted: What’s keeping us up at night?
Between 50 to 70 million Americans have a sleep disorder. Sleepless nights are associated with a number of adverse health outcomes including heart disease, high
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Thyroid screening may not be needed in all youth with psychiatric disorders
A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children’s looks at the prevalence of abnormal thyroid function in youth with
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Brain protein mutation from child with autism causes autism-like behavioral change in mice: This is a potential mechanistic underpinning — at least in a subset of patients — for the altered behaviors observed in autism
A de novo gene mutation that encodes a brain protein in a child with autism has been placed into the brains of mice. These mice
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Sorting protein in neurons defends against neurodegenerative disease
Like a sorting machine in an assembly line, a molecule known as VPS35 detects and removes defective proteins from neurons. And similar to other quality
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Dementia study links gene with damage to brain connections
Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists. Brain tissue from people with
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Improved human brain organoids to boost neurological disease research: Reproducible, miniature 3D models of human brain tissue open up new frontiers in neuroscience
Scientists at Harvard University and the Broad Institute’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research have made a major advance in the development of human brain ‘organoids’:
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Antibiotics that dentists prescribe are unnecessary 81% of the time
Antibiotics prescribed by dentists as a preemptive strike against infection are unnecessary 81% of the time, according to a study published today in JAMA Network
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