Recent research by the University of Otago, Wellington has shown that giving brain cancer cells high dose vitamin C makes them much more susceptible to radiation therapy.

Heart disease may kill brain cells, say researchers at The University of Western Australia. Their findings suggest that heart disease may affect a part of people's brains governing mentally demanding tasks.

Older maternal and paternal age are jointly associated with having a child with autism, according to a recently published study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

A pioneering therapy that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate the brain to treat conditions such as Parkinson's disease, depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy and stroke is now better understood thanks to researchers from The University of Western Australia and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in France.

A two-year study of high school football players suggests that concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not from a single blow to the head, as commonly believed.

When a patient afflicted with schizophrenia hears inner voices something is taking place inside the brain that prevents the individual from perceiving real voices. A simple electronic application may help the patient learn to shift focus.

Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds a study at Children's Hospital Boston. Since developmental dyslexia responds to early intervention, diagnosing children at risk before or during kindergarten could head off difficulties and frustration in school, the researchers say. Findings appear in the online Early ...

A new economic report commissioned by the Sleep Health Foundation released on Feb 2 reveals sleep disorders cost the Australian economy more than $5.1 billion a year in health care and indirect costs. In addition, the reduction in life quality caused by sleep disorders has a further cost equivalent of $31.4 billion a year. The report, 'Re-awakening Australia – The Economic Cost of Sleep ...

Measuring how a baby's brain reacts to shifts in eye contact might help predict the development of autism symptoms from as young as six months, a new study has found.

A recent US study has identified education as a fundamental part of mental fitness and has been shown to slow the brain's ageing process. Dr John McCormack, Director of the Australian Centenarian Study at La Trobe University, says that education can also be a protective factor against early onset dementia and help people live longer.