Increased risk-taking behavior precedes higher alcohol consumption, study finds
A novel study has found that increases in risk-taking behavior in people with mild to moderate alcohol use…
A study links a blood protein to memory and brain changes in Down syndrome
A study combining blood samples, memory assessments, and brain scans examines whether a protein found at nerve cell…
New MRI measure maps blood flow and cellular organization
Researchers from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of…
Study connects late-life psychosis to abnormal tau protein buildup
Hallucinations and delusions that appear for the first time in midlife or later are often treated as psychiatric…
Persistent financial hardship tracks with poorer memory and processing speed by midlife
Seven decades of cohort data connect chronic financial strain with cognitive differences by midlife and complex patterns of…
NIH grant funds study on stroke-related urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence is a common but frequently overlooked consequence of stroke. Now, researchers from the Mark and Mary…
Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy changes two childhood brain metabolic markers
A decade after mothers received EPA- and DHA-rich fish oil, MRI scans revealed subtle metabolic differences in their…
The cerebellum may help aging brains stay sharper
Long viewed mainly as a movement center, the cerebellum may play a critical role in cognitive resilience, with…
Research challenges calcium and vitamin D use for bone health
Researchers in Canada evaluated 69 trials involving 153,902 participants, most of whom were community-dwelling and not at high…
Magtein brain magnesium programme wins NI award
The program, which studies how oral magnesium can meaningfully support brain magnesium biology and cognitive function, has so…
Brain-Gut Health Initiative supports AI-assisted diagnosis of psychiatric disorders
Psychiatric disorders affect millions worldwide, but their diagnosis still relies on clinical observation instead of standard biological tests.…
Stroke may trigger younger brain patterns in unaffected regions
In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and…