A new large-scale study has mapped the first molecular events that drive the formation of harmful amyloid protein aggregates found in Alzheimer's disease, pointing towards a new potential therapeutic ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...

QIMR Berghofer researchers have found the genes linked to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time, after identifying 30 regions in the human genome associated with this debilitating yet ...

The human brain can concurrently support a wide range of advanced mental functions, including attention, memory and the processing of sensory stimuli. While past neuroscience studies have gathered ...

Fossil-fuel plants are increasingly being forced to stop and start production in response to changes in output from renewables. In a new study, researchers developed a dynamic competitive benchmark ...

Healthy aging induces parallel changes in brain functional activity and structural morphology, yet the interplay between these changes remains unclear. Prof. Yuhui Du's team at the College of Computer ...

A large-scale study tracking nearly 14,000 older adults for up to 15 years has found that having a strong sense of purpose in life significantly reduces the risk of developing cognitive impairment, ...

A comprehensive Canadian research study is testing whether adult day programs can improve quality of life for people living with dementia and their family caregivers. The research, called AIDA-DemCare ...

The first large study in a decade to analyze harm from medical care found an average of 25 injuries per 100 admissions, according to a New York Times report. The study, which some officials cited in ...