A new study by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers has found that in mice, adjusting levels of a compound called kynurenic acid can have significant effects on schizophrenia-like behavior. The study appeared ...
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Experiments in mice by researchers at Johns Hopkins suggest that if the goal is to ease or extinguish fearful emotional memories like those associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol may make things worse, not ...
Jan 10, 2017
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A person experiences deep stress caused by a sudden incident (a traffic accident, a natural catastrophe, an episode of violence). Later, this person could develop a serious neuropsychiatric disorder that lasts for years, ...
Nov 16, 2016
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New research from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at UBC has found a way to partially restore brain cell communication around areas damaged by plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Nov 15, 2016
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For decades, scientists thought acetylcholine was the only neurotransmitter responsible for controlling how muscles and nerves are wired together during development.
Sep 19, 2016
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With a clever approach, researchers point to the first gene that could be protective of tinnitus—that disturbing ringing in the ear many of us hear, when no sound is present.
Sep 1, 2016
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Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite about five microns long, infects a third of the world's population. Ingested via undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables, the parasite infects 15-30 percent of the US population. In ...
Jun 9, 2016
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The brains of healthy relatives of people with schizophrenia may hold a clue to better understand - and ultimately treat - the devastating illness, finds new research led by a Michigan State University scientist.
Jun 7, 2016
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At any given moment, the human genome spells out thousands of genetic words telling our cells which proteins to make. Each word is read by a molecule known as a tRNA.
Jun 2, 2016
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In a new study published today in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, scientists from the University of Guelph have found that exercise has the potential to decrease toxic build-up in the brain, reducing the severity ...
May 17, 2016
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