A study in mice shows that sleep loss during early life affects synapse formation and can increase the risk of developing autism spectrum disorder

Protein accumulation on fat droplets implicated in late-onset Alzheimer's disease: In an effort five years in the making, researchers describe the interplay between fats and proteins in brain cells and how their dysfunction contributes to the development of late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers have created a wearable patch which can receive commands wirelessly from a smartphone or computer to schedule and trigger the release of drugs from individual microneedles

Enlarged Spaces in Infant Brains Linked to Higher Risk of Autism, Sleep Problems

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Affects Energy Stores in the Body, Causing Organ Failure

Common Cold Virus Linked to Potentially Fatal Blood Clotting Disorder

Study has found a drug for post-partum depression works by inhibiting systemic inflammatory pathways, the new finding is monumental in that it suggests that PPD is likely caused, at least in part…

Scientists Discover Key to Hepatitis A Virus Replication, Show Drug Effectiveness

Scientists reveal genetic architecture underlying alcohol, cigarette abuse: they identified genes linked to cigarette smoking and drinking and found these genes are over-represented in certain kinds of neurons – brain cells that trigger other cells to send chemical signals throughout the brain

A first of its kind study has showed a 77% increase in the risk of cardiac arrhythmias leading up to and during the 2016 U.S

A first-of-its-kind study suggests patients have difficulty understanding and building trust with surgeons when they cannot see their faces due to masks

A Scientific First: How Psychedelics Bind to Key Brain Cell Receptor - Work sets the stage for the discovery of new kinds of antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs…

Researchers discover key player in hepatitis A virus infection. The UNC School of Medicine lab of Stanley M

Genetic Architecture of Gray Matter

Researchers Successfully Test Coin-Sized Smart Insulin Patch. New device automatically manages glucose levels and delivers needed insulin quickly.

CBD, THC Use During Early Pregnancy Can Disrupt Fetal Development and Can Cause Similar Brain and Facial Defects to Alcohol Use in First Trimester.

UNC School of Medicine scientists led lab experiments suggesting a particular brain circuit motivates us to over-eat, this circuit could be a new target for anti-obesity and binge-eating treatments

Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts used a weak alternating current of electricity to target a specific part of the brain and significantly decrease chronic lower back pain in all participants of a small clinical trial.

Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead to New Diabetes Treatment - In lab experiments and animal models, UNC and NC State researchers designed synthetic beta cells to secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar.

Scientists create stem cell therapy for lung fibrosis conditions

For the first time, researchers used machine learning on brain MRIs of six-month olds to correctly predict 81% of babies who would later meet criteria for autism at two years of age (positive predictive value 100%, negative predictive value 96.0%) published in Science Translational Medicine.

Study confirms link between alcohol consumption, breast cancer risk in black women — News Room

A study on mice shows that exercising burns the fat found within bone marrow and offers evidence that this process improves bone quality and the amount of bone in a matter of weeks.

A landmark study led by UNC School of Medicine researchers has identified the first genetic locus for anorexia nervosa and has revealed that there may also be metabolic underpinnings to this potentially deadly illness, the most powerful genetic study of anorexia nervosa conducted to date.

New ALS(Lou Gehrig’s disease) discovery: In lab experiments, scientists reverse the protein clumping involved in the neurodegenerative disease.

Inside our bones there is fat and diabetes increases the amount of this marrow fat

Preliminary results of a new study suggests that a multiplex blood test, when used to test psychiatric patients experiencing symptoms that are considered to be indicators of a high risk for psychosis, can potentially be used to identify those who later go on to develop psychosis.