Monoamine neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine play important roles in our cognitive and emotional functions. Their evolutionary origins date back to metazoans, and while the function of related genes is strongly ...
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A review of studies about the effect of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—on the olfactory system introduces questions about whether loss of smell associated with COVID-19 infection may increase the risk of developing ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Glioblastoma, a rare but deadly brain cancer, is wickedly sturdy. Surgeons remove tumors only to see the cancer come back ferociously. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy have limited effects. About half of patients die within ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Bugs are a part of summer, like it or not.
Aug 1, 2022
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Australia has only a handful of specialists familiar with managing what happens when the nervous system can't properly regulate the body, as sometimes occurs with long COVID. While long COVID clinics are being set up, there ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Certain 1.2-ounce Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberry pouches have been recalled in the United States because of possible lead contamination.
Jul 21, 2022
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Studies have shown that physical and mental activity help preserve thinking skills and delay dementia. A new study suggests that these benefits may vary for men and women. The study is published in the July 20, 2022, online ...
Jul 20, 2022
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The nervous system works because neurons communicate across connections called synapses. They "talk" when calcium ions flow through channels into "active zones" that are loaded with vesicles carrying molecular messages. The ...
Jul 20, 2022
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During the embryonic stage of brain development, some neurons and synapses form properly and connect, but others don't, causing some parts and pieces to be discarded. This leaves behind dead or dying cells and requires the ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Temperatures are skyrocketing across the United States, as the high sky sun bakes everyone who ventures out for some summer fun.
Jul 17, 2022
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