New research suggests that acute stress may impair key brain functions involved in managing emotions -- particularly in people living with 'distress disorders' such as depression, anxiety, and ...

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A nasal spray using extracellular vesicles can reduce brain inflammation, restore cell function, and improve cognition, ...

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Advances in brain imaging technology have expanded the ability of medical professionals to observe neurological activity associated with cognitive function. Imaging tools allow clinicians to study ...

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You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

Cerebral malaria and severe malarial anemia, which affect more than a million children every year, can affect their ability ...