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·February 2, 2017·3 min read

Medical Marijuana’s Underexplored Potential For Helping Opioid Addiction

According to researchers, cannabinoids can reduce cravings and help ease withdrawal for those addicted to opioids.

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·January 27, 2017·5 min read

Structure of LSD and Its Receptor Explains Its Potency

Researchers report the key why LSD hallucinations last so long is due to how it fits into serotonin receptors.

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·January 12, 2017·4 min read

Switching on the Predatory Kill Instinct in Mice

Using optogenetics to stimulate neurons in the central amygdala, researchers turn on predatory hunting motivation in mice.

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·January 10, 2017·4 min read

Glia, Not Neurons, Most Affected By Brain Aging

Examining postmortem brains, researchers discover the state of glia remains consistent as we age and could be used to predict a person's age at death.

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·December 30, 2016·5 min read

Anti-Aging Therapies Targeting Senescent Cells: Facts and Fiction

Removing senescent cells may help to reverse some of the signs of aging, researchers report.

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·December 30, 2016·4 min read

Your Microbiota’s Previous Dining Experiences May Make New Diets Less Effective

People who follow a more restricted, plant based diet have more diverse gut microbiota, a new study reports.

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·December 29, 2016·4 min read

Inactivity in Obese Mice Linked to Decreased Motivation to Move

Researchers link physical inactivity in obese mice to altered dopamine receptors rather than their body weight.

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·December 21, 2016·3 min read

How To Define Maturity When the Brain Never Stops Changing

As different areas of the brain mature at different rates, neuroscientists argue it is more difficult that it seems to argue just when the brain 'reaches maturity'.

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·December 13, 2016·3 min read

Your Left Hand Knows What Your Right Hand is Doing

Findings using virtual reality could help to improve treatments for people with limited hand strength.

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·December 8, 2016·4 min read

Transplanted Interneurons Can Help Reduce Fear: Mouse Study

Coupling training to reduce fear and transplanting embryonic interneurons into the amygdala of mice, researchers were able to reduce fear response, a new study reports.