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University of Leicester researchers have identified a genetic switch in the energy powerhouses of cells that could be a key target in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.

The new test could enable earlier detection of schizophrenia and improved outcomes for patients.

The brains of several ex-professional soccer players were assessed for damage linked to heading the ball.

A promising combination of immunotherapies for brain cancer tumours has demonstrated a high cure rate in mice.

To understand speech, the brain integrates the lip movements we see with the sounds that we hear. A new computer model recapitulates this integration, providing the potential to improve speech perception which declines with age.

A molecular census of the Arcuate and Median Eminence of the Hypothalamus has uncovered 50 new types of neurons. Two of these new types of neurons express genes known to be implicated in obesity.

An analysis of a patient’s deadly brain tumor helped doctors at Smilow Cancer Hospital identify new emerging mutations and keep the 55 year old woman alive for more than five years.

Columbia researchers identify transcriptional profile of motor neurons innervating digit muscles.

Scientists note, mothers with no history of depression, who receive oxytocin during labour, are more likely to experience postpartum depression.

Study, published in Nature Scientific Reports, describes how reducing gut bacteria prevented the advancement of neurodegeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease.