Suicide can't be predicted by asking about suicidal thoughts, major Australian study shows
The majority of people who die by suicide deny having suicidal thoughts when asked by doctors in the weeks and ...
Tag: neurobiology
Newly identified messenger molecules could help protect survival of neurones
New research could help to identify and develop new therapies for motor neurone disease and other neurodegenerative conditions Newly identified ...
When neurons get the blues: Hyperactive brain cells may be to blame when antidepressants don't work
Salk study is the first to directly examine cells from patients whose depression doesn't respond to SSRIsCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
UMD study finds exercise benefits brains, changes blood flow in older adults
Exercise can impact biomarkers of brain function in a way that might prevent or postpone the onset of dementiaCredit: John ...
Identity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity
Credit: Source: modified from Quarta, C. & Fisette, A. et al. (Nature Metabolism) Obesity - as research in the past ...
The search for environmental causes of Parkinson's disease moves forward
Scientists evaluate promising research hypotheses for understanding environmental triggers in Parkinson's disease and propose future directions for research in the ...
When the structure of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) challenges the very concept of cell
Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur Cells in our bodies have the ability to speak with one another much like humans do. ...
Scientists shed light on processes behind age-related decline in brain structures
Ageing can cause damage to support cells in the white matter, which in turn may lead to damage in the ...
A new approach to peripheral nerve injury?
Natural killer cells in the immune system could present a targetCredit: Alexander Davies, Ph.D. / Seoul National University and University ...
PolyU's nano-encapsulation technology enhances DHA absorption for early brain development
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today announced the findings on its novel nano-encapsulation ...
Expert-based clinical guidelines focus on behavioral symptoms in Huntington's disease
Clinicians treating patients with HD are often not trained to recognize or treat neuropsychiatric symptoms of the disease, according to ...
Females find social interactions to be more rewarding than males, study reveals
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA-Females find same-sex social interactions to be more rewarding than males, and females are more sensitive ...
A new kind of thinking cap: Using brain imaging to improve personalized learning
A Worcester Polytechnic Institute computer science professor has received $1 million from the National Science Foundation to use computer science ...
UCLA-led team uncovers critical new clues about what goes awry in autistic brains
Changes in RNA editing play an important role in the disorder, scientists findCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA A team of UCLA-led scientists ...