“If you are not a headache person and this is the worst headache of your life, this could be a sign of an aneurysm or bleed, ...

World Brain Day is observed annually on July 22 to raise awareness about brain health. The theme for World Brain Day 2025 is ...

One of the biggest challenges in modern public health is improving brain, cognitive, and mental well-being. Despite decades of multidisciplinary efforts, ...

Stanford researcher Abhinav Anne argues for better mental health care centered around neuroscience research and proactive ...

In the not-so-distant past, mental health and brain science were considered separate realms—psychologists focused on thoughts and feelings, while neurologists mapped synapses and studied neurons ...

The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including decision-making, perception, language and memory. Understanding how the ...

A study of 20,000 anxiety disorder patients shows how negativity bias affects brain structure, cognitive function and mental health, supporting the view that mental illness is brain illness.

Beyond mental ailments, some research has found that microplastics could cause blood clots in the vessels of the brain, potentially inducing a stroke. "What emerges from this work is not a warning.

Researchers studying mental illness believe that abnormalities in how particular brain circuits function contribute to the development of many mental illnesses.

Mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) disorders, including mental illness and substance use disorders, affect every U.S. population group, community, and neighborhood. Existing infrastructure ...

Visualizing Brain Connectivity May Aide in Diagnosing Mental Illnesses Study could help destigmatize illnesses like depression and anxiety, and lead to more treatment.