In a study published in Nature Medicine, Leone and her team reported the first targeted gene therapy to restore myelin, the brain’s protective coating, in children with Canavan disease. Early results ...

New research has uncovered shared patterns between ribosomal RNAs and genes linked to brain disorders, including autism, ...

Introduction Adolescence is a critical period marked by rapid brain development and the onset of many mental health disorders. Brain MRI studies during adolescence, especially when paired with ...

New research indicates that a pregnant mother’s exposure to a class of persistent synthetic chemicals is associated with ...

The distribution of wealth between different people living in specific geographical regions has changed substantially over ...

By tracing when variations in the human genome first appeared, researchers have found that advances in cognitive abilities ...

Researchers have developed brain-on-a-chip technology that uses human tissue to model how the brain’s protective barrier ...

Over 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, which slowly erodes memory, cognitive skills and the ability to perform ...

Researchers have identified simple and cheap ingredients that can help stave off dementia, and some of them may already be in ...

Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of how the brain works - ...

Introduction: Vision impairment (VI) and cognitive function have profound impacts on quality of life, but there is still a lack of comprehensive research on the connection between VI and cognitive ...