Dec. 2, 2020 Scientists studied the cascade of events that begins when alcohol diminishes norepinephrine release in a brain structure called the locus ...
Dec. 1, 2020 In a new study, researchers surveyed pregnant women and those who had recently given birth, finding concerning rates of depression, generalized anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Recent studies indicate that older adults may be withstanding the mental health strains of the COVID-19 pandemic better than other age ...
Dec. 1, 2020 CRISPR tags are being used to identify all of the transcription factors necessary to turn a pluripotent stem cell into a suitable adult cell for research, and possible future cell therapies. An ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Researchers highlight a holistic picture of what health and health care look like across the life course for people on the autism ...
Nov. 30, 2020 Researchers have found a new neural pathway that links the circadian clock, stress, and wakefulness in mammals. They identified a neuron that becomes excessively active when the mammal is under ...
Nov. 30, 2020 Via circuit tracing and behavioral manipulation using optogenetics, a new study shows that a region of the prefrontal cortex connects to the superior colliculus to override the SC's reflexive ...
Nov. 27, 2020 In a study on mice scientists pinpoint specific areas of the brain that individually promote patience through the action of ...
Nov. 26, 2020 Scientists have developed a new gene therapy approach that offers promise for one day treating an eye disease that leads to a progressive loss of vision and affects thousands of people across the ...
Nov. 25, 2020 Physical activity makes happy and is important to maintain psychic health. Researchers studied the brain regions which play a central role in this process. Their findings reveal that even everyday ...
Nov. 25, 2020 Researchers have identified a unique population of astrocytes in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord of mice that produces pain hypersensitivity when activated by neurons carrying signals down from ...
Nov. 24, 2020 A proof-of-concept study conducted in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease offers new evidence that copper isotopes can be used to detect the amyloid-beta protein deposits that form in the ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Researchers used a variety of advanced drug screening techniques to test out more than 10,000 compounds in search of a cure. To their surprise, they found that the widely used antibiotic methacycline ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Researchers are studying how the brain re-wires itself in neurological disease. The team is building treatments for today's more common global conditions like Motor Neuron Disease (MND/ALS) and ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Infants' brains may be shaped by levels of stress their mother experiences during pregnancy, a brain scanning study has ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Anxiety is associated with an increased rate of progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Neuroscientists have found that the dynamic interplay of different brain wave frequencies, rather than dedicated circuitry, appears to govern the brain's knack for highlighting what's ...
Nov. 23, 2020 A research team has discovered that Dlgap2, a gene that helps facilitate communication between neurons in the nervous system, is associated with the degree of memory loss in mice and risk for ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Biochemists have proposed that degenerative diseases as varied as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and muscle atrophy occur in two distinct phases marked by protein signaling changes that could ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Scientists have discovered that artificially forcing the activity of BNST cells in mice produced an arousal response in the form of dilated pupils and faster heart rate, and worsened anxiety-like ...