In today's fast-paced world, maintaining optimal cognitive function is more important than ever. With distractions lurking at ...

People in poor areas might be more at risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, due to changes in their brain structure and function.

Scientists at the Allen Institute have identified specific cell types in the brain of mice that undergo ... activity while those related to neuronal structure and function decreased.

The cells in the area are also connected with metabolism, suggesting a connection between diet and brain health ... with human brains in terms of structure, function, genes, and cell types.

Teenagers who smoke weed, drink alcohol or vape before their 15th birthday have a different brain structure from those who do not, a study has found. Researchers at Indiana University tracked ...

The team also said that the study's findings should not be used for diagnosing. A study of teenagers in the US has revealed distinct differences in brain structures between those resorting to ...

No large RNA structure database exists that correlates sequence with 3D topology. Successful protein-centric methods like AlphaFold remain unavailable for RNA, creating a critical gap in ...

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed notable differences in brain structures between adolescents who initiated substance use before the age of 15 and those who ...

Brain development includes several different components that contribute to healthy structure and function. Maturation of the brain accelerates the development of skills, and may also inhibit the ...

A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared to those who did not. Many of these structural ...

Future studies will be crucial to determine how initial brain structure differences may change as children age and with continued substance use or development of substance use disorder. "Through ...