Morphine and other opioids are vital to treat severe and chronic pain. However, they have two problems—prolonged use creates morphine tolerance, where ever-increasing doses are needed for the same pain relief, and paradoxically, ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that inhibiting a key protein can stop the destruction of synapses and dendritic spines commonly seen in Alzheimer's disease.
Feb 20, 2024
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In order to investigate the activity of neuronal structures as well as the interaction of nerve cells, minimally invasive technologies providing images from delicate deep-brain tissues are required. A new hair-thin endo-microscope, ...
Jun 20, 2023
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A recent study revealed that a protein important for neuron communication is associated with patient resistance to Alzheimer's disease and may delay cognitive decline.
Apr 27, 2023
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There is new evidence that a 50-year-old blood pressure drug could find new purpose as a treatment to mitigate the often life-altering effects of increasingly prevalent PTSD, scientists say.
Jan 5, 2023
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A small molecule called ISRIB that was identified at UC San Francisco can reverse the neuronal and cognitive effects of concussion in mice weeks after an injury occurred, new research has found.
Oct 12, 2022
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When you are first learning how to ride a bicycle or play a musical instrument, your physical movements are uncoordinated at best. But with time and lots of repetition, your brain's motor neurons create a kind of shorthand ...
Sep 14, 2022
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ANSTO health researchers have contributed to an international study published in Nature Neuroscience that sheds light on the mechanism by which anti-anxiety drugs act on the brain which could lead to cognitive impairment ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects how people act, think, and perceive reality. It is often very difficult to treat because it has many different causes and symptoms. In a study published last month in Cell Reports ...
Jun 6, 2022
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For most, the relentless snapping of camera shutters is an all-too-familiar sound associated with trips and vacations. When venturing to a new place, travelers everywhere are constantly on the search for that picture-perfect, ...
Sep 6, 2021
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