May 10th, 2012

Mentally replaying past experiences while awake is essential for making informed choices, suggests a new study using rats.
Funded by the ...
May 10th, 2012

The chronic use of cocaine can lead to structural changes in the brain that make the user more susceptible to addiction.
Researchers at the ...
May 4th, 2012

New research has found that babies who are post-term — defined as born after a normal-length pregnancy of 42 weeks — are ...
May 3rd, 2012

Parkinson's disease is an insidious disorder affecting movement and cognition for over one million Americans. New research has identified a method that stops ...
May 3rd, 2012

New research suggests the way we use our hands may determine how emotions are organized in our brains. If ...
May 3rd, 2012

Emerging research suggests individuals with epilepsy have an increased risk of psychotic disorders including bipolar disease and schizophrenia.
In the study, Finnish researchers determined individuals with epilepsy ...
May 3rd, 2012

A diet including chicken, nuts, fish, salad dressing, and other foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids may help to lower the blood level of a ...
May 2nd, 2012

Researchers have discovered that a common class of blood pressure medications appears to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
The finding that ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) ...
May 2nd, 2012

Although different genes interact with environmental cues to influence autism, new research finds a common ground as the various genes involved in autism appear to influence special ...
May 2nd, 2012

A new Mayo Clinic study suggests a combination of mentally stimulating exercises and physical exercise lowers the risk of memory ...