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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·January 31, 2023·5 min read

          Beta-Blocker Use Associated With Lower Rates of Violence

          Beta-blockers, a class of drugs commonly used to treat hypertension and cardiovascular disorders, appear to reduce aggressive and violent behaviors, and can reduce suicidal behaviors.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·February 23, 2021·4 min read

          Beta Blockers Can Repair Malformed Blood Vessels in the Brain

          Propranolol, a beta-blocker commonly used to treat haemangioma in children and cardiovascular disease, can also be used to treat cerebral cavernous malformations, a condition characterized by misshapen neural blood vessels.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 24, 2020·4 min read

          None of the Most Common Blood Pressure Medications Increased the Risk of Depression, Some Lowered the Risk

          None of the 41 most commonly prescribed blood pressure medications increases the risk of depression. Nine medications that lower blood pressure were found to significantly lower depression risks.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 10, 2020·4 min read

          Common medication may lower risk of ‘broken heart’ during bereavement

          Bereavement is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attack. However, a low daily dose of a beta-blocker combined with aspirin can help to reduce the risk of a heart attack.
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          AutismFeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 18, 2019·5 min read

          Low-cost blood pressure drug improves brain function in individuals with autism

          Propranolol, a common 'beta-blocker' drug used to control blood pressure, could be a promising new treatment for those on the autism spectrum. The medication improved cognitive performance and positively altered the frontal-parietal control network, an area of the brain associated with word and information processing, in those with ASD.
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          FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience
          ·May 16, 2017·4 min read

          Current ‘Moral Enhancement’ Technologies Are Neither Feasible Nor Wise

          A new study assesses existing research into 'moral enhancement' technologies and reports that current methods are neither wise nor feasible.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience
          ·February 9, 2017·3 min read

          Noradrenaline Enhances Vision Through Beta-Adrenergic Receptors

          Researchers document the role noradrenaline plays in modulating the primary visual cortex.
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          NeurologyPsychology
          ·May 1, 2012·3 min read

          Blood Pressure Drugs Linked with Lower PTSD Symptoms

          Traumatized people who take a class of common blood pressure medications tend to have less severe post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers...
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