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What religion does to your brain
July 20, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
A peek into the interplay between sleep and wakefulness
July 20, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
The ventrolateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO) in the brain plays a critical role in the initiation and maintenance of sleep, while the lateral posterior part of the hypothalamus contains neuronal populations implicated in maintenance of arousal. Now, a new…
A molecular key for delaying the progression of Multiple Sclerosis is found
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In the lab it was possible to improve the symptoms in the chronic phase of the disease while encouraging the repair of the nervous tissue, and the challenge now is to move the research forward in humans.
Treating dementia with the healing waves of sound
July 20, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
Ultrasound waves applied to the whole brain improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. It is possible that this type of therapy may also benefit humans.
Paralyzed mice with spinal cord injury made to walk again
July 19, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
Most people with spinal cord injury are paralyzed from the injury site down, even when the cord isn’t completely severed. Why don’t the spared portions of the spinal cord keep working? Researchers now provide insight into why these nerve pathways remai…
Neural inflammation plays critical role in stress-induced depression
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A group of researchers has discovered that neural inflammation caused by our innate immune system plays an unexpectedly important role in stress-induced depression. This insight could potentially lead to the development of new antidepressants targeting…
ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students
July 19, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may fail to improve cognition in healthy students and actually can impair functioning.
Food for thought: How the brain reacts to food may be linked to overeating
July 19, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
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, according to researchers who found that when certain regions of the brain reacted more strongl…
CT scans may increase risk of brain cancer, study suggests
July 19, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study suggests that CT scans, commonly used in medical imaging, may increase the risk of brain tumors.
Researchers solve mystery of how ALL enters the central nervous system
July 18, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
A deadly feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is its invasion of the central nervous system. ALL in the central nervous system is very difficult to treat, because most drugs are blocked from the organ system due to a “blood-brain barrier” desi…
