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Working in mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have devised a treatment that prevents the optic nerve injury that occurs in ... Read More »
A slew of autism research has been making headlines recently. Since Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurological developmental disorder that has a lifelong impact on... Read More »
Spanish researchers have concluded that there is a definite link between fast food and depression. A new study reveals that consumers of fast food are 51 percent more ... Read More »
Researchers at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany have concluded that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is over-diagnosed based on the results of a new... Read More »
Mayo Clinic researchers found that newly-diagnosed lung cancer patients who rated their quality of life higher lived longer. These patients survived nearly six years... Read More »
Research led by Linnaeus University has taken an important step towards developing a rapid, inexpensive diagnostic tool for autism. Through advanced mass... Read More »
Here's your weekly collection of medical stories making headlines this week!
Somatic stem cells obtained from skin cells for first time
Scientists have... Read More »
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was introduced in the 1930s as a psychiatric treatment for patients suffering from severe depression. Because this method... Read More »
A study at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine identified genetic mechanisms involved in abnormal early brain development and overgrowth in... Read More »
Early disruptions in serotonin signaling in the brain may contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and other "enduring effects on behavior," Vanderbilt ... Read More »
Researchers from the Rett Syndrome Research Trust and the Rett Syndrome Research Trust UK have found that a bone marrow transplant can arrest some of the symptoms of... Read More »
Psychiatry is employing smartphone technology as an innovative tool in the assessment and treatment of schizophrenia and other serious mental illness. Prominent in... Read More »
Autism has long been a scientific enigma, mainly due to its diverse and seemingly unrelated symptoms. New research from Carnegie Mellon University provides an... Read More »
Unlike other diseases and disorders, which may have complex names (Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, anyone?), traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a rather... Read More »
Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered a way in which a substance called D-serine, secreted by astrocytes, support cells... Read More »
A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that a new drug for Huntington's disease -- pridopidine or dopamine stabiliser ACR16 -- might operate via... Read More »
The ability to anticipate future events allows us to plan and exert control over our lives, but it may also contribute to stress-related increased risk for the... Read More »
Would you erase your memory? Would you erase an embarrassing moment, or take a cue from the movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and forever... Read More »
A new study has revealed differences in the brains of infants, as young as six months, who later develop autism compared to those who do not. The study looked... Read More »
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), A Xerox Company, today announced that it is currently helping the US government proactively identify internal threats... Read More »