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Researchers have uncovered how fatty nutrients act on the brain in the reward circuit, providing insight into the connection between food and eating disorders.

Researchers have found that mice exposed to stress in the womb and soon after birth can experience immune system deficiencies that hinder the ability to ward off infections and cancer.

A new study suggests that the process in the brain that uses smell can strengthen memories stored in one side of the brain.

A new neurotransmitter system in the brain has been discovered by an international group of researchers. Within this system, the transmission of signals between neurons in the brain occurs via the trace amine-associated receptor 5 (TAAR5). Researchers hope the results of the study will allow the development of new types of drugs for depression, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders.

An autistic personality questionnaire used by GPs and researchers is “unreliable”, say the authors of a new study.

An ultra-fast image sensor with a built-in neural network has been developed at TU Wien (Vienna). It can be trained to recognize certain objects. It has now been presented in "Nature".

An international team of scientists has launched a comprehensive overview of all proteins expressed in the brain. The open-access database offers medical researchers an unprecedented resource to deepen their understanding of neurobiology and develop new, more effective therapies and diagnostics targeting psychiatric and neurological diseases.

Our brains use distinct firing patterns to store and replay memories, according to a new study.

The failure of the body to easily absorb curcumin has been a thorn in the side of medical researchers seeking scientific proof that curcumin can successfully treat a number of health conditions. Now, researchers have shown that curcumin can be delivered effectively into human cells via tiny nanoparticles.

Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, United Kingdom, have discovered a new way in which the human body repairs DNA damage caused by a degradation product of alcohol.