Medical research
Worms as a model for understanding endocannabinoid system could inform better medications
If you give a worm some weed, he might just need a snack to go with it.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New medication may be able to improve effects of psychological treatment for PTSD
A medication that boosts the body's own cannabis-like substances, endocannabinoids, shows promise to help the brain un-learn fear memories when these are no longer meaningful. These results, obtained in an early-stage, experimental ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Medications
Personalized pain management
There is an urgent need to identify reliable predictors of opioid responses to develop personalized opioid therapy for chronic pain management. A goal is to target opioid therapy to patients most likely to benefit from treatment ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Neuroscience
Connection discovered between brain's opioid system and eating behavior
Brain regulation of feeding behavior traits has remained incompletely understood. In their latest study, researchers at the Turku PET Centre, Finland, discovered a connection between the function of the opioid system and ...
Sep 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
A new approach to combatting anxiety states, pain and inflammation
Endogenous cannabinoids (endocannabinoids) play an important role in the brain and immune system. Bern researchers from the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "TransCure" have now found a new way to influence ...
Jun 6, 2017
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Neuroscience
Inhibitory synapses grow as 'traffic controller' at busy neural intersections
Neurons pass on information to one another via synapses. The vast majority of these synapses are excitatory, which increase the activity of the receiving neuron. Around 10 to 20 percent of synapses have the opposite effect, ...
May 13, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers reveal how the brain suppresses pain during times of stress
New findings about how the brain functions to suppress pain have been published in the leading journal in the field Pain, by National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) researchers. For the first time, it has been ...
Mar 6, 2013
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Medical research
Increased levels of the body's own cannabinoids impair embryonic brain development
The human body produces substances, called endocannabinoids, that work in a similar way to cannabis. These endocannabinoids may not produce a "high", but are of tremendous importance for the functioning of the neural network ...
Jul 17, 2014
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Neuroscience
An energy dense diet changes the brain and increases urge to eat
Research by Stephanie Borgland at the University of Calgary shows that giving rats unrestricted access to unhealthy foods for extended periods not only leads to obesity, but also to brain changes that makes food more attractive ...
May 15, 2018
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Neuroscience
Research suggests new mechanism to balance emotional behavior
Research led by Si-Qiong June Liu, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, discovered a surprising reciprocal interaction between chemicals in the brain resulting in ...
Dec 17, 2020
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