In our book Demystifying Psychiatry, we define psychiatry as “the medical specialty that deals with disorders affecting the ...

Lack of physical activity – a major risk factor for stroke, dementia, and depression. 11. ... which provides an opportunity to simultaneously reduce the burden of age-related brain diseases. ...

This suggests that this area is a "hotspot for aging," Zeng noted, and that there could be a connection between diet, lifestyle factors, brain aging and risk of age-related cognitive disorders.

Depression, also known as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a mood disorder with a group of symptoms including constant sadness or lack of interest in life. Most of us feel sad ...

An estimated 10–22 people per 100,000 per year have this disorder, which disproportionately affects women and youths. 3 FND can cause sudden tremors, tingling, paralysis, vision loss and seizures.

Lissencephaly is a spectrum of rare, genetic disorders in which the brain fails to develop its hallmark folds. The disorders are often associated with seizures and intellectual disability and ...

During major transitions like puberty, pregnancy and menopause, estrogen helps prune and rewire the brain once more. But researchers now know that estrogen is shaping the brain at all stages of life.