Low dopamine levels during withdrawal promote relapse to smoking
Mark Twain said, "Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times." Many smokers would agree that it's difficult to stay away from cigarettes. A new study in Biological Ps ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 08, 2012 |
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CAMH discovery identifies potential target for anti-craving medications
Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a potential target for the development of anti-craving medications for people with addictions to stimulants such as methamphetamine.
Neuroscience
Jan 25, 2012 |
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GABA deficits disturb endocannabinoid system
Changes in the endocannabinoid system may have important implications for psychiatric and addiction disorders. This brain system is responsible for making substances that have effects on brain function which resemble those ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2012 |
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New discovery could lead to treatment for Angelman syndrome
Results of a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may help pave the way to a treatment for a neurogenetic disorder often misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy or autism.
Genetics
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Study provides potential explanation for mechanisms of associative memory
Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections between neurons in a region of the brain important for the formation of long-term memories. ...
Neuroscience
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Scientists discover likely cause of most common involuntary movement disorder
Researchers from the CHUQ research center and Universite Laval have discovered the likely cause of essential tremor (ET), a neurological disorder that affects more than 10 million North Americans. The team's promising findings ...
Neuroscience
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Neurons grown from skin cells may hold clues to autism
Potential clues to how autism miswires the brain are emerging from a study of a rare, purely genetic form of the disorders that affects fewer than 20 people worldwide. Using cutting-edge "disease-in a-dish" ...
Medical research
Nov 27, 2011 |
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Frequent gamers have brain differences, study finds
Fourteen-year-olds who were frequent video gamers had more gray matter in the rewards center of the brain than peers who didn't play video games as much - suggesting that gaming may be correlated to changes in the brain, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Twin study finds occupational chemical exposure may be linked to Parkinson's risk
A new research report contributes to the increasing evidence that repeated occupational exposure to certain chemical solvents raises the risk for Parkinson's disease. Researchers analyzed the occupational histories of twins ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Imaging technique IDs plaques, tangles in brains of severely depressed older adults
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the elderly, but little is known about the underlying biology of its development in older adults.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Brain parasite directly alters brain chemistry
A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messen ...
Medical research
Nov 04, 2011 |
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The cerebellum as navigation assistant: A cognitive map enables orientation
The cerebellum is far more intensively involved in helping us navigate than previously thought. To move and learn effectively in spatial environments our brain, and particularly our hippocampus, creates a "cognitive" map ...
Neuroscience
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Inflammation controlled differently in brain and other tissues, study finds
A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has identified a new metabolic pathway for controlling brain inflammation, suggesting strategies for treating it.
Medical research
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Protecting the brain when energy runs low
Researchers from the Universities of Leeds, Edinburgh and Dundee have shed new light on the way that the brain protects itself from harm when 'running on empty.'
Neuroscience
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Brain scans reveal drugs' effects on attention
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have developed a way to evaluate new treatments for some forms of attention deficit disorder.
Neuroscience
Oct 14, 2011 |
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