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A higher quality diet is associated with larger brain volume during midlife, according to a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Mental illness is associated with dysregulated autonomic function, as reflected in increased daytime blood pressure variation and reduced heart rate variation.

Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus will screen hundreds of compounds.

A single, 25-mg dose of COMPASS Pathways’ investigational psilocybin was associated with a significant reduction in depressive symptoms after 3 weeks.

Risks of new-onset neuropsychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and dementia, were similarly increased in adults surviving COVID-19 hospitalization and adults surviving hospitalization for other severe acute respiratory infections (SARI)...

A smartphone-based app that provides pupil measurements comparable to a gold-standard pupillometer could allow for the screening of Alzheimer disease and other neurological conditions at home.

Home confinement during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with delayed bedtimes and wake times, increased sleep latency, and daytime sleepiness in children, according to a systematic review.

Asking people to take a week-long break from social media significantly improved well-being, depression, and anxiety, according to results from a randomized clinical trial.

MindMed, clinical stage biopharmaceutical developer of products to treat brain health disorders, has announced its collaborators at University Hospital Basel in Switzerland, have released positive topline data from a Phase II...