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Brain cell signal network genes linked to schizophrenia risk in families

New genetic factors predisposing to schizophrenia have been uncovered in five families with several affected relatives. The psychiatric disorder can disrupt thinking, feeling, and acting, and blur the border ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aromatherapy: more than just a pleasant scent?

(HealthDay) -- Aromatherapy is beginning to enter the medical mainstream, with groups as diverse as the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs touting the use of fragrance as a ...

Health created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover likely cause of most common involuntary movement disorder

Researchers from the CHUQ research center and Universite Laval have discovered the likely cause of essential tremor (ET), a neurological disorder that affects more than 10 million North Americans. The team's promising findings ...

Neuroscience created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protecting the brain when energy runs low

Researchers from the Universities of Leeds, Edinburgh and Dundee have shed new light on the way that the brain protects itself from harm when 'running on empty.'

Neuroscience created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast