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A new study by UC Davis researchers finds key differences in the development of the cortex between autistic boys and girls ages 2-13.

Intervening to reduce alcohol use is associated with a lower likelihood that an individual will receive a new opioid prescription or develop an opioid use disorder, according to a study led by researchers at Duke University and the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The study was led by Duke Psychiatry's Dan Blalock, PhD.

A comprehensive approach that examines the intersection of multiple biological processes is necessary to elucidate the development of stress-related disorders. In a new study, investigators from McLean Hospital, a member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, working with colleagues at The University of Texas at Austin and Lieber Institute for Brain Development, uncovered both shared and distinct molecular changes across brain regions, genomic layers, cell types, and blood in individual...

A decade after her son committed a massacre, Chin Rodger is on a quest to help prevent the next tragedy.

An increase in nightmares and hallucinations could signal the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, according to a new study.

Pamela Kelly went Home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 16. Her daughter and son were at her side when she left this earth.

Three outstanding Jamaicans will be conferred with honorary doctoral degrees from the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) at its commencement ceremony to be held at the National Arena in Kingston on July 28, 2024, starting at 11 a.m. At...

Western Kentucky University’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences last week announced its fifth cohort of Distinguished Educator Awards.

What’s old sometimes stays old but gets a revitalization — as in the case of Athens State University’s hosting of a ground-breaking ceremony to kick off the renovation of Brown

A new study led by UC Davis researchers finds widespread differences in brain development between autistic boys and girls ages 2–13. The study, published recently in Molecular Psychiatry, found sex-specific changes in the thickness of the outer layer of the brain, called the cortex.