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·May 7, 2019·5 min read

Everyday stress may boost blood vessel dysfunction in people with depression

Exposure to everyday stressors may result in impairments in endothelial function for patients with major depressive disorder. The findings reveal a possible reason for the association between stress, depression and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

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·December 28, 2018·4 min read

How the Brain Enables Us to Rapidly Focus Attention

Researchers have identified a mechanism within the cholinergic system that underlies our ability to rapidly focus attention.

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·October 4, 2018·4 min read

Genetic Mutation Makes it Hard to Quit Smoking

Finding it difficult to quit smoking? Your genes may be to blame. Researchers discover genetic mutations play a key role in nicotine relapse.

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·August 28, 2018·3 min read

Genes that Regulate How Much We Dream

A new study identifies two genes which regulate how much we dream. The genes, Chrm1 and Chrm3, play a key role in regulating REM sleep and function in different ways.

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·July 6, 2018·3 min read

Pathway for Alzheimer’s Degeneration Discovered

Researchers have developed a new neuroimaging method to track neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. The method helped uncover a new pathway for how degeneration spreads from one brain region to another.

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·June 25, 2018·3 min read

Nicotine Alters Neurotransmission in Habit Forming Brain Region

According to a new study, nicotine reduces dorsal striatal output, underlying the urge to smoke and making it difficult to quite the addiction.

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·June 21, 2018·5 min read

Waking Up is Hard to Do: Prefrontal Cortex Implicated in Consciousness

A new study reveals the prefrontal cortex may play a role in coordinating the level of consciousness through the cholinergic system.

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·May 11, 2018·4 min read

Striatal Neurons May Help Regulate Response to Unexpected Stimuli

Pauses in cholinergic interneuron activity could be a mechanism for controlling how animals respond to external stimuli, researchers report.

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·April 26, 2018·5 min read

Common Class of Drugs Linked to Dementia, Even When Taken 20 Years Before Diagnosis

Researchers have identified a link between anticholinergic medications, including antidepressants and incontinence drugs, and an increased risk of developing dementia later in life.

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·March 27, 2018·3 min read

Nicotinic Receptor and Long-Term Memory Study Paves Way for Targeted Dementia Therapy

Researchers report alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors enhance communication between the hippocampus and frontal cortex, where as a4b7 nicotinic receptors decrease the communication. The findings may have implications for the way stimulation of acetylcholine can be used to treat dementia.

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·January 17, 2018·3 min read

Neuron Loss Very Limited in Alzheimer’s

A new study challenges conventional belief about Alzheimer's, finding very minor neuronal and synaptic loss in patients at various stages of the disease.

Image shows the interpeduncular nucleus of a mouse brain.

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·December 28, 2017·5 min read

Brain Research Points the Way to New Treatments for Nicotine Addiction

Researchers have identified specific chemical changes in the brain that drive nicotine addiction. The findings could lead to new treatments to help break the addiction.

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Everyday stress may boost blood vessel dysfunction in people with depression

How the Brain Enables Us to Rapidly Focus Attention

Genetic Mutation Makes it Hard to Quit Smoking

Genes that Regulate How Much We Dream

Pathway for Alzheimer’s Degeneration Discovered

Nicotine Alters Neurotransmission in Habit Forming Brain Region

Waking Up is Hard to Do: Prefrontal Cortex Implicated in Consciousness

Striatal Neurons May Help Regulate Response to Unexpected Stimuli

Common Class of Drugs Linked to Dementia, Even When Taken 20 Years Before Diagnosis

Nicotinic Receptor and Long-Term Memory Study Paves Way for Targeted Dementia Therapy

Neuron Loss Very Limited in Alzheimer’s

Brain Research Points the Way to New Treatments for Nicotine Addiction

Brain Prioritizes “Sound Offsets” During Hearing Repair

Glucose Levels Signal the Growth of Myelin

Why Your Brain “Dreams” Even When You’re Awake

Mapping the Brain’s Hidden Hub for Creative Thought

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