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 ...
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