A team that has used two-photon imaging technology to show the creation and elimination of synapses between neurons in the brains of live mice ..read more

Brain structures which could predict an individual's predisposition to accidental awareness under anaesthetic have been identified by neuroscientists ..read more

Neuroimaging technology has been shown to hold great promise in helping clinicians link specific symptoms of mental health disorders to abnormal patterns of brain activity. But a new study shows there are still kinks to be ironed out before doctors can translate images of the brain to psychiatric disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD ..read more

A randomized controlled trial in 234 military personnel and veterans from four Texas locations found clinically significant reductions in PTSD symptoms in more than 60 percent of patients and long-term remission of the diagnosis in more than 50 percent after three weeks of outpatient Prolonged Exposure therapy ..read more

There is new evidence that a 50-year-old blood pressure drug could find new purpose as a treatment to mitigate the often life-altering effects of increasingly prevalent PTSD, scientists say ..read more

A new study puts the risk of firearm-related death in perspective and calls attention to the urgent need for violence reduction interventions in the United States ..read more

Researchers concluded that PTSD, TBI, and a specific variant of the APOE gene showed strong associations with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias (ADRD ..read more

Women with prolonged mental health problems up to three years after childbirth may be suffering from irregular immune system responses, according to new research ..read more

The neurotransmitter serotonin plays a key role in both the onset and in the unlearning of fear and anxiety. A research team has been investigating the underlying mechanisms. The researchers showed that mice lacking a specific serotonin receptor unlearn fear much faster than the wild type. The results of the study provide a viable explanation how drugs that are typically used for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) alter our brain activity. The ability to unlearn fear is often impaired in PTSD patients, making it more difficult to carry out therapies ..read more

Neuroscientists have discovered that a specific type of brain cell could be a key player in making you feel the negative impacts of stress ..read more