Traumatic brain injury, PTSD associated with Alzheimer's

Researchers found that PTSD, TBI, and the e4 variant of the APOE gene exhibited high links with Alzheimer's disease...

Fatty liver disease adversely affects brain health: Study

Scientists at the Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology, affiliated with King's College London and the University...

Scientists identify neural circuit that enables self-localization

A multiregional brain circuit allows larval zebrafish to track where they are, where they've been, and how to get...

Research: Pair of key enzymes help regulate genome

After an intrepid, decade-long search, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a new role for a pair...

Study explains 'eating just one potato chip is impossible' gene

High-calorie foods--high in fat, oil, and sugar--may taste delicious, but they frequently lead to overeating, which...

Study reveals key neurons that maintain animal's body temperature

A group of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan discovered that EP3 neurons in the preoptic area of the brain...

Study: Remote fear memories stored in memory neurons

A remote fear memory is a recollection of painful experiences that took place in the far past, from a few months to...

Study: PTSD, brain injury can increase impact of Alzheimer's

Researchers concluded that PTSD, TBI, and a specific variant of the APOE gene showed strong associations with...

Study finds how CRTC1 gene is associated with obesity in humans

High-calorie, high-fat, high-sugar foods can taste nice but can contribute to overeating, obesity, and other serious...

Premature brain aging linked to white matter hyperintensity load

Brain age is an MRI-derived estimate of brain tissue loss that has a similar pattern to aging-related atrophy. White...

New schizophrenia drugs can be identified using stem cells

Loss of synapses and the death of neurons, leading to neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases can be caused by...

Research on mice reveals brain cells linking to tumour growth

According to research published in the journal 'Nature Communications', highly active cells were found in a tumour...