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·April 14, 2022·5 min read

A Drug That Cures Alcoholism May Be the Next Anti-anxiety Medication

Disulfiram, a drug commonly prescribed to treat chronic alcohol addiction, was shown to reduce anxiety levels in rodent models. The drug inhibits FROUNT protein and chemokine signaling pathways under its influence, suppressing overall glutamate transmission in the brain. This, in turn, helps reduce overall activity. The findings may signal a new way to treat anxiety in humans.

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·April 14, 2022·7 min read

Does Music Improve Overall Health and Well-Being?

Listening to music helps improve mood and decreases anxiety, regardless of the genre. Researchers found listening to music elicits similar autonomic nervous system activation patterns people experience as a result of exercise. Findings reveal clinically significant improvements in well-being and health-related quality of life associated with music engagement.

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·April 14, 2022·6 min read

Healthy Lifestyle Associated With More Years Without Alzheimer’s

Older adults who lived a healthier lifestyle not only added years to their life expectancy, they also had a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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·April 13, 2022·6 min read

Mutations Across Animal Kingdom Shed New Light on Aging

The longer the lifespan of a species, the slower the rate of mutations occur. The findings support the long-standing theory that somatic mutations play a role in aging.

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·April 13, 2022·5 min read

High Cardiovascular Risk Is Associated With Symptoms of Depression

Depression and cardiovascular disease appear to be closely related due to their links to inflammation and oxidative stress. Researchers say lowering the risks of cardiovascular disease can improve symptoms of depression.

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·April 13, 2022·6 min read

How Cannabis Affects Our Cognition and Psychology

Researchers investigate how cannabis can influence a number of cognitive and psychological processes.

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·April 13, 2022·4 min read

Why Certain Brain Neurons Are Vulnerable to Degeneration

Wolframin-expressing excitatory neurons (WFS1) are more vulnerable in the entorhinal cortex.WFS1 may reduce tau-pathology and neurodegeneration via the regulation of stress response to the abnormal buildup of tau aggregates and the downstream protein degradation pathway.

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·April 13, 2022·3 min read

Family Structure Associated With Delinquency for Adolescents

Adolescents who live with single parents or in households with step-parents are more likely to embark on delinquent behaviors, researchers say.

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·April 13, 2022·5 min read

Novel Root Cause of Tau-Induced Neurodegeneration Discovered

mRNA decay may facilitate tau-induced damage to the brain and associated apoptosis that contributes to a range of neurodegenerative disorders. Researchers found the mechanism can be altered pharmacologically, providing a new target for the development of therapeutics to prevent or slow the progression of some neurodegenerative disorders.

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·April 13, 2022·5 min read

Newborns’ Brains Already Organized Into Functional Networks

The brains of newborns already contain five critical networks, including high-level visual and somatosensory networks that are similar to those seen in adult brains. Researchers identified multiple genes from brain tissue samples that may have led to the specific brain organization in newborns.

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·April 13, 2022·5 min read

Could Ultrasound Help the Blind See?

Focused ultrasound technology that stimulates the retina may help those with blindness to regain their vision.

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·April 13, 2022·5 min read

What Do You See When You Listen to Music?

Music can paint similar stories in listeners' minds, but the degree to which the imagined narratives are shared depends upon the degree to which culture is shared between the listeners.