brain disorder

A rapid and promising tool to screen for hoarding behavior Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Colorado Anschutz AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 26, 2026) — Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have developed a simple, one-question screening tool that could help doctors quickly identify hoarding behaviors in patients with memory loss and other brain disorders. Early detection, […]

by Aderonke Agboji, Fiona MacDonald, The Conversation edited by Christopher Packham, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Tayla Walsh from Pexels People with brain disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and dementia, are often misdiagnosed as having depression, when in fact what they’re experiencing is apathy. This can delay an accurate diagnosis, which

by Kindai University edited by Robert Egan, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes This illustration depicts the experimental workflow using a mouse model of LPS-induced acute systemic inflammation and PiTMaP-based metabolomics. Metabolic profiles were compared across major brain regions—including the cerebrum, hippocampus, cerebellum, and hypothalamus—revealing that only the cerebrum showed marked metabolic alterations. Projection to latent structures-discriminant

Peer-Reviewed Publication King’s College London Errors in a gene known to cause a serious neurodevelopmental condition in infants are also linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease in adolescence and adulthood, according to new research. The study, published in the Annals of Neurology, looked at a gene called EPG5. Errors in this gene are already known to cause

by University of Queensland edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Hippocampal neurons (magenta), labelled for DDHD2 (cyan) and endomembranes (yellow). Credit: University of Queensland Evidence challenging the long-held assumption that neuronal function in the brain is solely powered by sugars has given researchers new hope of treating debilitating brain disorders. A University of Queensland