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Brain waves show sound processing abnormalities in autistic children
Abnormalities in auditory and language processing may be evaluated in children with autism spectrum disorder by using magnetoencephalography (MEG), according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).   view more (2008-12-01)

New studies on cancer and schizophrenia, depression and heart disease, trauma and autism
The 2007 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting will feature hundreds of new studies on brain and behavior from the world's leading scientists. Presentations include innovative research on potential new treatments for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, autism and... view more (2007-12-11)

Chemical signature of manic depression discovered by scientists
People with manic depression have a distinct chemical signature in their brains, according to a new study. The research, published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, may also indicate how the mood stabilisers used to treat the disorder counteract the changes in the brain that it appears to... view more (2008-02-06)

Important New Research Identifies How Brain Cells Die During A Stroke
Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists, in collaboration with colleagues from British and Italian universities, have unveiled a mechanism that causes the death of brain cells (neurons) in stroke. The discovery may help explain why some therapy approaches for stroke have been unsuccessful and... view more (2005-01-25)

Tests for 'face-blindness' reveal disorder may not be so rare
Researchers at Harvard University and University College London have developed diagnostic tests for prosopagnosia, a socially disabling inability to recognize or distinguish faces.   view more (2006-05-31)

Panic attacks tied to breathing
Panic disorder can be tied to disturbances in the regulation of breathing. A dissertation from the Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University in Sweden shows that the effect of serotonin preparations in attacks of panic anxiety might be due to their influence on breathing.   view more (2002-12-20)

New studies suggest brain overgrowth in 1-year-olds linked to development of autism
Brain overgrowth in the latter part of an infant's first year may contribute to the onset of autistic characteristics, according to research presented today at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) annual meeting. These findings support concurrent research which has found brain... view more (2007-12-10)

Functional MRI enables noninvasive evaluation of epilepsy patients
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the brain reduces the need for invasive testing of seizure disorder patients being considered for surgical treatment, according to a study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology.   view more (2005-06-28)

Postmortem data support link between gene and schizophrenia
We have known for a long time that there is a genetic component to schizophrenia, but nailing down the gene(s) has not been easy.   view more (2005-09-13)

Brain regions do not communicate efficiently in adults with autism
A novel look at the brains of adults with autism has provided new evidence that various brain regions of people with the developmental disorder may not communicate with each other as efficiently as they do in other people.   view more (2006-10-16)

Gene controlling circadian rhythms may be involved in onset of bipolar disorder
Disrupt the gene that regulates the biological clocks in mice and they become manic, exhibiting behaviors similar to humans with bipolar disorder, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.   view more (2007-03-20)

New hope for schizophrenia sufferers
Key research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) could lead to the first early diagnostic tool for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.   view more (2005-08-08)

No strong evidence linking amateur boxing with long-term brain injury
The evidence linking amateur boxing and chronic traumatic brain injury is not strong, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. As such, the researchers say they cannot firmly prove nor reject the theory that amateur boxing leads to chronic brain injury.   view more (2007-10-08)

Significant dementia risk attributable to small blood vessel damage
Autopsy data of 221 men and women found that the brains of one-third of individuals who had dementia before death showed evidence of small, cumulative blood vessel damage that can arise from hypertension or diabetes.   view more (2008-04-07)

Stem cells as cancer therapy
It is widely hoped that neural stem cells will eventually be useful for replacing nerves damaged by degenerative diseases like Alzheimer disease and multiple sclerosis. But there may also be another use for such stem cells-delivering anti-cancer drugs to cancer cells.   view more (2006-12-26)

Are Anxiety Disorders All in the Mind?
Using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in The Netherlands were able to detect biochemical differences in the brains of individuals with generalized social anxiety disorder (also known as social phobia), providing evidence of a long-suspected biological cause for the... view more (2008-05-13)

Discovery could lead to new types of Alzheimer's drugs
A ground-breaking new research approach to understanding the cellular processes of Alzheimer's and other degenerative diseases has revealed a promising pathway to the development of new types of drugs for these diseases.   view more (2005-07-12)

Cure found for Huntington disease in mice offers hope for treatment in humans
Researchers at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) have provided ground-breaking evidence for a cure for Huntington disease in a mouse offering hope that this disease can be relieved in humans.   view more (2006-06-16)

Patients with PTSD experience less pain sensitivity — may be related to altered processing
Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder show reduced pain sensitivity, a pattern that may be related to altered pain processing in the brain.   view more (2007-01-02)

One In Seven Prisoners In Western Countries May Need Psychiatric Treatment (p 545)
About 9 million people are imprisoned worldwide, but the number with serious mental disorders-psychosis, major depression, and antisocial personality disorder-is unknown. Seena Fazel from the University of Oxford and John Danesh from the University of Cambridge, UK, did a systematic review of... view more (2002-02-13)

REM sleep behavior disorder found to be precursor of brain-degenerating diseases later in life
Mayo Clinic sleep medicine specialists have found that almost two-thirds of patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) develop degenerative brain diseases by approximately 11 years after diagnosis of RBD.   view more (2006-06-19)

U of MN researchers identify ataxia gene
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered the gene responsible for a type of ataxia, an incurable degenerative brain disease affecting movement and coordination.   view more (2006-01-23)

Mice models developed at UCSD to benefit patients with multiple system atrophy
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have developed a series of transgenic mouse models of multiple system atrophy, a progressive, fatal neurological disorder.   view more (2005-11-17)

Largest study of its kind implicates gene abnormalities in bipolar disorder
The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells.   view more (2008-08-18)

BRAIN RESEARCH REVEALS STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES IN VIOLENT OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS
New brain imaging data has revealed structural differences in the brains of violent offenders with mental disorders, bringing research closer to finding a biological basis for violent behaviour in the mentally ill. Preliminary findings were reported by researchers from London's Institute of... view more (1999-04-19)
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