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The structures of brain receptors thought to be dysfunctional in a range of conditions including depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease have been visualized for the first time.

Researchers have used single-cell analyses to discover a new cell type that drives the progression of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, finds ways to control that cell’s function and demonstrates treatment success in mice.

Using a mathematical model, scientists have revealed how toxic proteins cluster together inside the brain during the early stages of Alzheimer’s.

Brain changes in autism occur throughout the cerebral cortex, rather than just particular areas that affect social behavior and language, and were characterized in a recent study.

According to a birth cohort study in Brazil, children exposed to life-threatening or horrifying events are almost twice as likely to develop psychiatric disorders.

A new study highlights the far-reaching effects of trauma in children, suggesting a link to later-life psychiatric disorders.

Researchers have discovered a new way the brain processes and communicates information that could lead to improved learning in those suffering neurological disorders or recovering from brain injuries.

Researchers report that the rate of RNA editing in the brain increases as individuals age, a finding that could have implications across a range of neurodevelopmental and aging disorders.

A team of scientists has uncovered the mechanics of the blood-tumor barrier, laying the foundation for more effective treatments for medulloblastoma, the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor.

Researchers have made progress in understanding how an early-life form of dementia develops, identifying a protein deficiency that causes a buildup of lipids in the brain.