Scientists discover that sickle cell disease forces the brain to recruit extra "attention backup" to maintain normal cognitive function.

Eating disorders can manifest in a variety of physical ways, but experts say there is often an emotional component.

There’s a surprising common thread in the anxious brain—and it may have to do with what’s on your plate.

Eye-tracking tests can detect brain trauma deficits in patients more than a decade after their last concussion.

A new study reveals that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder actually consists of at least two distinct structural brain subtypes, each with unique physical characteristics and behavioral ...

Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by hallucinations, disorganized speech and thought patterns, false beliefs about the world or oneself, difficulties ...

A newly discovered biological chain reaction explains how high levels of a common brain chemical can lead to cellular overdrive in autism spectrum disorder. By tracing how nitric oxide disables a ...

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain reward functions. By combining several brain imaging methods, the research ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to increase a key brain protein damaged in Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects thousands of children worldwide. Early studies in mice and ...

When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong. One example is a condition called SCN2A haploinsufficiency, in which children are born with just one functioning copy of ...