Drinking alcohol can also cause both short term and long term changes to your brain. Here’s what you need to know.

The brain's mechanisms for repairing injuries caused by trauma or degenerative diseases are not yet known in detail. Now, a study from the University of Barcelona describes a new strategy based on ...

Neuroscientists at Columbia and McGill have discovered that high levels of a brain chemical cause depression and suicidal thoughts in people who experienced trauma or adversity during childhood. The ...

Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in recent years have gone back and forth on the topic, with no definitive conclusion. Many ...

Once dismissed as a party drug, MDMA is reemerging as a therapeutic option for treatment-resistant PTSD. Dr. Kenji Hashimoto ...

UB study combines stem cell-based therapy with a protein that regulates neuronal development to advance new strategies against neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic brain injury. The study is led ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that flipping an epigenetic “switch” in specific memory-holding neurons can directly alter memory strength.

A study by the University of Portsmouth in England has mapped the biological journey of anxiety in the brain when people are faced with a no-win situation. Imagine you're stuck between two bad options ...

Maybe it’s time to finally book that dance class or start those art lessons: Your creative hobbies could help keep your brain young, according to new research by an international group of scientists.

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Many dog owners instinctively use a “baby voice” when speaking to their pets, and according to veterinarians this style of communication can actually affect a canine’s emotional bond with their human.