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Can scientists learn to remove bad memories?
March 23, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Teens who seek solitude may know what’s best for them
March 22, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Teens who choose to spend time alone may know what’s best for them, according to new research that suggests solitude isn’t a red flag for isolation or depression.
When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work
March 22, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed medication for major depressive disorder (MDD), yet scientists still do not understand why the treatment does not work in nearly thirty percent of patients with MDD. Now, …
Sleep problems, Alzheimer’s disease are linked, but which comes first?
March 22, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new article explores the pathophysiological factors that link sleep disturbances and Alzheimer’s disease. Better understanding of this connection may lead to potential diagnostics and therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurodegenerative …
New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor
March 22, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new combination treatment aimed at resistant and recurrent low-grade gliomas slowed tumor growth and killed tumor cells in laboratory and mouse models.
Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words
March 21, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Patients in a new study were able to comprehend words that were written but not said aloud. They could write the names of things they saw but not verbalize them. For instance, if a patient in the study saw the word ‘hippopotamus’ written on a piece of …
Common cause in sudden death syndromes
March 21, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) are syndromes that share many medical similarities but whose physiological causes are poorly understood. An opinion article publishing March 21 in the journal Trends in…
Sleep and ageing: Two sides of one coin?
March 21, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers have discovered a brain process common to sleep and ageing in research that could pave the way for new treatments for insomnia.
How team sports change a child’s brain
March 21, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Adult depression has long been associated with shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays an important role in memory and response to stress. Now, new research has linked participation in team sports to larger hippocampal volumes in childr…
New brain research challenges our understanding of sleep
March 21, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study has for the first time uncovered the large-scale brain patterns and networks in the brain which control sleep, providing knowledge which in the future may can in the long term help people who experience problems sleeping.
