COMMON GENETIC VARIANT REGULATES THE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
Researchers report physical exercise failed to promote antidepressant-like effects in mice genetically engineered to express a human genetic variation in the gene BDNF.… READ MORE…
PARKINSON’S STUDY COULD PAVE WAY FOR EARLY DETECTION TEST
Researchers have developed a new method for detecting a molecule linked to Parkinson’s disease from a small sample of spinal fluid.… READ MORE…
CHANGES IN TEEN BRAIN STRUCTURE PROVIDE CLUES TO ONSET OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
Researchers have mapped structural changes that occur during development in the teenage brain and provide an explanation as to how some of these changes may predict mental health problems that can occur during late adolescence.… READ MORE…
POSTMENOPAUSAL HORMONE THERAPY HAS NO EFFECT ON MENTAL SKILLS
A new study reports the effects of hormone therapy on a woman’s memory and mental skills is negligible, regardless of how soon it is given to postmenopaual women.… READ MORE…
EARLY SCREENING SPOTS EMERGENCY WORKERS AT GREATER RISK OF MENTAL ILLNESS
A new study of trainee paramedics concludes those most likely to suffer from PTSD or major depression later in their carriers can be spotted during the first week of training.… READ MORE…
DISRUPTED IMMUNITY IN THE FETAL BRAIN LINKED TO NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
A new mouse study could help explain how mothers who contract CMV during pregnancy have an increased risk of their offspring developing autism and schizophrenia.… READ MORE…
TESTING THE THEORY OF HOW RODS IN THE RETINA ORIGINATED
A new study reports the retinas from our earliest vertebrate ancestors had cone like receptors, allowing them to see both in daylight and at night.… READ MORE…
LAB TEST MAY PREDICT GLIOBLASTOMA AGGRESSION AND SPREAD
A newly developed lab test can predict how quickly and aggressively glioblastoma brain cancer might lethally spread.… READ MORE…
SUPER SUITS: COMBATING DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS WITH FASHIONABLE EXOSKELETONS
Researchers have created a Super Suit exoskeleton that can help provide mobility to children with motor-developmental delays.… READ MORE…
OLDER ADULTS STRUGGLE MORE WITH TEST CONDITIONS THAN LANGUAGE PROCESSING
A new study reports out ability to preserve language processing skills in old age may be much better than previously thought. However, our test taking abilities may decline.… READ MORE…
LACTOSE INTOLERANCE STUDY MAY SHED LIGHT ON ORIGINS OF MENTAL ILLNESS
A new study that looks at how lactose intolerance develops over time may give new insight into understanding how mental health issues develop.… READ MORE…
EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY HALTS TREATMENT RESISTANT BRAIN TUMORS
Researchers report an experimental treatment has shown to be able to stop treatment resistant glioblastoma in human cells and mouse models.… READ MORE…