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Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a surprising new way to influence brain activity by targeting a long-mysterious class of proteins linked to anxiety, schizophrenia, and movement disorders.

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In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

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Six years later Lachlan's younger cousin Hazel Dempster, who lives in Kirkcudbright, began suffering from worrying headaches and her GP referred her for a scan. "Imagine if we both had a brain tumour, ...