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Neuroscience

How to trigger innate fear response?

When animals encounter danger, they usually respond to the situation in one of two ways—by freezing or fleeing. How do they make this quick decision in a life-or-death moment?

Aug 9, 2018

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers develop model on how brain reward response may impact anorexia nervosa

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that the brain's response to taste stimuli is linked to high anxiety and a drive for thinness that could play a role in driving anorexia nervosa.

Jul 26, 2018

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Neuroscience

Reeling from the news? Train your brain to feel better with these 4 techniques

Americans have been barraged in the past couple of weeks by a series of major news events – some of them unsettling. President Trump's trip to Europe left many unsettled, anxious or jittery about the future of the decades-old ...

Jul 19, 2018

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Overweight & Obesity

Food for thought: How the brain reacts to food may be linked to overeating

The reason why some people find it so hard to resist finishing an entire bag of chips or bowl of candy may lie with how their brain responds to food rewards, leaving them more vulnerable to overeating.

Jul 19, 2018

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Adolescents who consume a diet high in saturated fats may develop poor stress coping skills, signs of PTSD

A new study published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity shows that adolescent rats who consume a diet high in saturated fats have a harder time coping with stress as adults. Moreover, researchers from Loma Linda ...

Jun 13, 2018

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Neuroscience

Stress in infancy 'dramatically alters' body's organs

Scientists have found the first evidence suggesting emotional stress in infancy has significant and far-reaching effects on the body and could result in disease later in life.

May 29, 2018

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Autism spectrum disorders

Research reveals autism and schizophrenia share common traits

New research at Swinburne has revealed a significant overlap in the traits associated with autism and schizophrenia.

Apr 24, 2018

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Oncology & Cancer

For aggressive breast cancer in the brain, researchers clarify immune response

Once it has begun to spread in the body, approximately half of patients with an aggressive breast cancer type will develop cancer in the brain. Researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer ...

Apr 17, 2018

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Medical research

Receptor that feels the heat of a red chili pepper may be target for TBI recovery

A receptor on our immune cells that can detect both the heat of a red chili pepper and the extreme physical heat of a pizza oven may help protect the brain following a traumatic brain injury, scientists say.

Apr 13, 2018

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