Current reporting, research and professional developments across Neuropsychology, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
It’s been called our greatest health fear. But revolutionary new drugs, diagnostic tests and encouraging research into prevention and rehabilitation are improving the outlook.
A scoping review of 19 studies finds that multimodal AI fusing raw images with non-image data in mental and cognitive healthcare is dominated by a single dataset, intermediate fusion strategies, and ...
Voice disorders could prove a more dependable sign of dementia than hearing loss, new research has suggested. The findings emerged from the first major study examining diagnosed voice disorders and ...
Oxford Brain Diagnostics (OBD), a pioneer in quantitative brain biology, today announced new research demonstrating that its Cortical Disarray Measurement (CDM®) technology reflected the distribution ...
New research links karyoptosis in Alzheimer’s disease to nuclear collapse, offering potential therapeutic targets to slow neuron loss.
A new study that measured brain activity in 263 people with depression suggests the diagnosis we give everyone might be covering five different conditions.
Former NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip recently announced a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Waltrip, a 3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer, and hi ...
Menopause is associated with a distinct pattern of molecular changes linked to brain ageing and later dementia risk.
A uniquely large dataset spanning cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord in 70 patients-released as the Precision system passes its 100th patient implant ...
A new study reveals a "split attractor network" in fruit flies that explains how neural circuits stabilize short-term working memories.
Summary: Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that human microglia can selectively prune away toxic alpha-synuclein aggregates from dopamine-producing neurons without destroying the host nerve cells…
A new study in 420,000 adults links statin medications to a 15% lower glaucoma risk and a 55% drop in surgical interventions.
Researchers show a single spiking neural network predicts event identity, timing, and probability using local learning.
Adults with ADHD have over 4 times the risk of dementia, backed by genetic data from 187,000 older adults.
A new study of 11 AI models reveals chatbots systematically favor the status quo, advising against electric vehicles and climate policies.
Alzheimer's dementia accounts for about 50% to 80% of dementia cases, vascular dementia for 20% to 30%, Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's dementia for about 5%, and frontotemporal dementia for 5% to ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Rosanna Castro September 22, 2026 at 1:57pm Children as young as 4 with a higher body mass index (BMI) showed differences in several brain regions ...
WKU professor Dr. Patrick Ledwidge earns a $600,968 NIH grant to study brain activity behind sports injuries, using mobile EEG technology to improve injury prevention.
Over $12.5 million in two-year awards-selected from 993 applications-will support early-career research across depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, autism, and more ...
"We know that childhood maltreatment is a major risk factor for many stress-related disorders, including major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, and we wanted to know if there was ...
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Heavy smartphone use may affect attention and memory, while 46% of teens are online almost constantly, raising concerns about focus and mental engagement.
New research infrastructure at Thompson Rivers University will help researchers explore why some people maintain cognitive abilities better as they age and whether interventions could help protect bra ...
Timing of DBS surgery is critical to preserve cognitive function in Parkinson's patients with GBA1 mutations.
Couples who exercise together report better communication, healthier conflict resolution, and lower marital stress than those who work out alone. Even something as simple as taking a walk together may create valuable…
Childhood abuse leaves a scar on the brain, a new neuroimaging study led by UCLA psychologists has shown. The researchers found associations between the severity of different maltreatment exposures ...
Former senior Biogen and Roche executive brings deep experience across Alzheimer’s clinical development, launch readiness, commercialization and global medical strategy. Appoint ...
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