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A recent study has revealed that Alzheimer's and Down syndrome share their disease pathology, as both are double-prion disorders. Researchers hope studying Down syndrome could therefore give new insights into the early stages of Alzheimer's.

A new study presents in molecular detail how alcohol harms growth and functioning of developing brain organoids.

The discovery that the body's own cannabinoids cause the bronchial tubes to dilate provides hope for an alternative asthma treatment.

Scientists have found that a high-salt diet increased the levels of a stress hormone by 75%.

Gossypetin – a compound found in hibiscus – has been shown to activate the microglia in the brain, which scavenge amyloid beta in the brain to prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers have described how the APOE4 gene causes brain cells to mismanage cholesterol, resulting in myelin deficiency, which could be a contributing factor in Alzheimer's disease development.

A new study by researchers at the University of Melbourne has analyzed adverse effects reported by users of the hallucinogenic tea, ayahuasca.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

For the first time, researchers have shown how lipids influence the arrangement of the synuclein proteins within fibrils, which could damage nerve cells in neurodegenerative disease.

New research from Ohio State University has investigated how synthetic hormones used in birth control including the contraceptive pill, patches and injections impact the prefrontal cortex.