Worsening insomnia in older adults may greatly increase risk of major depression
The study, released in the peer-reviewed journal Sleep, was conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Obesity may cause impaired cognitive abilities and mental fatigue
In the new research, a team at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville placed a dire focus on the physical and psychological…
New research explores emerging biomarkers for diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases
In their findings, researchers comprehensively examined the accuracy and efficacy of biomarkers for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's, after reviewing three…
Researchers assessed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection among children in Asia
The systematic review, involving 18 studies released between December 2019 up until March 2020, reflected confirmed pediatric cases in China…
Telehealth as effective as face-to-face intervention for patients with dementia
The new findings were released online in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Astrocytes in the adult brain play a more vital role in learning and memory than previously known
Researchers uncovered that astrocytes play a more vital role in the adult brain, regulating neuronal circuits associated with cognitive function.
Study provides new insight on how hearing loss affects dementia risk in elderly people
The findings, released online in Cerebral Cortex, featured the use of laboratory rodents with hereditary and cumulative hearing loss beginning…
Prenatal alcohol exposure might be linked to offspring depression
The study probed over 14,000 pregnant women, a small portion of which consumed alcohol between 18 and 32 weeks of…
Study finds increased tubulin in lipid rafts among depressed patients
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago examined the post-mortem brain tissue of participants with a history of depression…
Researchers use CRISPR-Cas9 system to identify protein linked to Alzheimer’s
In the new study, it is the first time that the genetic-based system was utilized to identify changes in the…
Nearly half of postpartum psychosis cases do not lead to long-term illness
According to researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark, up to 40% of cases involving postpartum psychosis do not lead to…
Exposure to parental smoking in adolescence linked to higher risk of cognitive impairment in midlife
The study was initiated by the University of Turku and released online in the American Journal of Epidemiology.