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Early life stress (ELS) can have long-lasting effects on mental health, increasing the risk of developing anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Importantly, women are disproportionately affected by ...
Jan 14, 2025
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Traffic, delays, disruptions due to storms or wildfires, and other surprises may be part of your next business or pleasure trip. In short: travel is more stressful (and more expensive) than ever.
Jan 14, 2025
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Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University and collaborating institutions in China have identified sexually dimorphic dopamine (DA) circuits in the brain that influence sociosexual preferences in mice. They found innate preferences ...
Endocannabinoids in the brain play a key role in food intake and energy use. Modulating the action of these molecules could help fight obesity, say researchers at Université de Montréal's affiliated hospital research center ...
Dec 16, 2024
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Dopamine is a powerful signal in the brain, influencing our moods, motivations, movements, and more. The neurotransmitter is crucial for reward-based learning, a function that may be disrupted in a number of psychiatric conditions, ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Though painful, social rejection can be a powerful learning tool, new USC research suggests. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uncovers the neurological mechanisms that influence how ...
Dec 6, 2024
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Researchers have identified structural gray matter differences in the brains of women with a history of peripartum depression and those without within a group of major depressive disorder patients. The women who had experienced ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Some people bounce back from trauma, but others get caught in depressive loops that sap the joy from their lives. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco are learning how the brain creates these divergent experiences. They hope ...
Dec 4, 2024
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A study published in October 2024 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry found that brain volume changes correlate with social behavior differences in psychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.
Dec 3, 2024
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New research reveals the unique human ability to conceptualize numbers may be rooted deep within the brain. The results of the study by Oregon Health & Science University involving neurosurgery patients also suggest new possibilities ...
Dec 3, 2024
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