Scientists headed by a team at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine have developed a new computational tool called H-MAGMA that can link noncoding genetic variants to the genes ...

Study in "Nature Aging" identifies specific microRNAs in the brain that likely contribute to bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, PTSD and Parkinson’s disease Genetic instructions for living ...

Manji is a professor at Oxford University, a professor (adjunct) at Yale University, and co-chair of the U.K. government Mental Health Goals program. Nestler is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz dean of ...

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's can be associated to depression and anxiety. Dr. Sabine Krabbe, a neuroscientist at DZNE's Bonn site, is receiving 1.2 million US dollars ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Neurology, researchers reviewed the progress thus far in pharmacologically managing the various neuropsychiatric syndromes that manifest in ...

There has been a remarkable increase in intake of simple sugar (sucrose, isomerized sugar (corn syrup)) from beverages and diets in modern society. The intake of simple sugars in adolescents in which ...

Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) has been linked to an elevated long-term risk of developing neurologic, psychiatric, cardiovascular, and endocrine comorbidities, highlighting the need for ...

New Alzheimer's link: Researchers identified an obesity-driven fat molecule that disrupts brain function and accelerates Alzheimer's progression. Bipolar cognitive pathway: Insulin and leptin ...

People living with neurological or psychiatric conditions may have an increased likelihood of having a second such condition in the future, and their sex influences their risk, according to new ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that robs individuals of the ability to control muscle movement. Although ALS is clearly a neurologic disorder involving ...