Research shows that when preschool teachers participate in professional learning workshops and ongoing coaching with experienced early childhood educators, students improve their language and literacy ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...

A new study found that the leading environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status ...

What actually happens in the brain in cases of depression? Relatively unknown brain cells—"astrocytes"—are believed to play an important role. At the Uppsala Biomedical Center, lab researchers are ...

Recent research demonstrates that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a treatment widely used for depression, may also ...

The present study directly addresses the limitations of previous molecular genetic studies of cognitive functions. It presents genome-wide association analyses of reasoning, processing speed, ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in adults worldwide 1. AF is associated with increased risks of stroke, heart failure, and death, leading to a high economic burden 2. AF occurs ...

Findings from clinical trials of proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors have led to concern that these drugs or the low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ...