Occasional stress may actually have a positive impact on the brain according to a new study by lead author Daniela Kaufer, Ph.D., a Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2009 NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee, and...
Discoveries
Daniela Kaufer, Ph.D.
April 19, 2013
Rachel Loewy, Ph.D.
April 18, 2013
The changes to brain function that schizophrenia effects, the cognitive deficits that inflict the most devastating long-term disabilities, are difficult to reverse and can worsen with recurring psychotic episodes. Recent...
TAGS: New Technologies, Discoveries, Schizophrenia
Rachel G. Klein, Ph.D.
April 18, 2013
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed
neurobehavioral disorder in children, but its diagnosis has been controversial.
Without specific biological markers, diagnosing...
Akira Sawa, M.D., Ph.D.
April 18, 2013
With the support of a NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grant, a team of neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has discovered a biological mechanism that helps explain the long mysterious...
TAGS: Basic Research, Discoveries, Anxiety
Marina Picciotto, Ph.D.
April 18, 2013
Marina Picciotto, Ph.D., leading a team of researchers at Yale University, has made an exciting discovery in the search for the biological causes of depression and anxiety. Their discovery points to the importance of a...
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