2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (794+ words) From altered brain energy metabolism to inflammation and neurotransmitter signaling, researchers examine why raising ketone levels has drawn interest as a potential metabolic approach to PTSD. Study: Ketogenic therapy as a potential novel treatment approach for PTSD: an integrative review…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (247+ words) Pregnancy is often one of the biggest emotional and physical transitions in a woman's life. Alongside the well-known physical changes, many women also experience shifts in mood and mental health during pregnancy and after giving birth, with anxiety and depression…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (250+ words) A new study led by UCLA Health researchers has identified a specific type of brain cell and a tiny structure on its surface that changes when the body is under stress, which may help explain why stress can lead to…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (341+ words) Brain tumors do not grow in isolation. They develop within the highly active environment of the brain, where neurons continuously exchange electrical and chemical signals. While previous studies have shown that neuronal activity can promote glioma growth, a new study…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (616+ words) The findings, published in Experimental Neurology, challenge long-held assumptions about recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and illuminate neural pathways that may also contribute to later cognitive decline. People may assume younger brains are more resilient after injury, but our…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (399+ words) As aging populations drive rising global healthcare demands, finding scalable ways to prevent cognitive decline has become a vital public health priority. Community brain health programs successfully improve attention in older adults As aging populations drive rising global healthcare demands,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (697+ words) Neurodevelopmental conditions, which include autism spectrum disorders, ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), and more, impact around ten percent of the American population. Despite their prevalence, it has remained difficult to pin down where, when, and how many of these disorders begin....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1087+ words) Twin studies have placed the heritability of schizophrenia at roughly eighty percent for decades. Concordance between identical twins, who share the entire genome, does not reach fifty percent. Both figures are well established, and they do not fit together comfortably....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (874+ words) Researchers followed children through a critical period of early development to investigate whether a simple maternal health behavior before pregnancy was linked to how they later navigated social and behavioral challenges. Association between preconception folic acid intake and behavioural problems…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (267+ words) The research provides compelling evidence that the impairment of the NAD⁺-mitophagy axis plays a central role in both healthy brain aging and neurodegeneration. By examining large-scale human data, the team demonstrated that interventions modulating mitochondrial metabolism hold profound potential…...