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Transplanting gut bacteria alters depression-related behavior, brain inflammation in rats

Neuroscience NewsMay 6, 2019

The gut microbiome contributes to depression-like behaviors and inflammation in the ventral hippocampus, according to a new rat study. Fecal transplants from rats with lower levels of Clostridia reduced depressive behaviors and inflammation in vulnerable rodents.... Read More...

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Mapping Brain Circuits in Newborns May Aid Early Detection of Autism

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2019

Researchers used non invasive MRI brain scans to map the brains of newborns. The study reveals the brain architecture that emerges as the brain reshapes during the third trimester of pregnancy. The map can be used to detect atypical connections in the brain that serve as biomarkers for ASD.... Read More...

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The Silence of Sickle Cell Disease

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 6, 2019

A new study sheds light on why those with sickle cell disease are prone to suffering from 'silent stroke'.... Read More...

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Two Windows Into the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 30, 2019

A new study reveals a direct link between altered brain activity and social deficits in ASD.... Read More...

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Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Youth May Be a Red Flag For Other Psychological Issues

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 3, 2019

A new study reports obsessive and compulsive behaviors in young people may represent a red flag for other more serious psychiatric conditions. Researchers report a link between OCS and an increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts in young people.... Read More...

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Video Game Based ‘Digital Medicine’ May Help Children with ASD and Co-Occurring ADHD

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 3, 2019

Study confirms the acceptability, feasibility and safety for using Project: EVO, a action video game experience, for children on the autism spectrum with co-occurring ADHD.... Read More...

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How the Brain’s “Reward Circuit” Plays a Key Role in Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Neuroscience NewsJune 18, 2018

A new meta-analysis of neuroimaging data reveals people with ASD process social and nonsocial rewards differently than those without an autism diagnosis.... Read More...

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Stimulating a Brain Pathway Reduces Depressive Behavior: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2018

Stimulating the Ent circuit helped improve depressive behaviors in mouse models of major depressive disorder, researchers report.... Read More...

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‘Missing Mutation’ Found in Severe Infant Epilepsy

Neuroscience NewsMarch 20, 2018

Researchers establish SCN3A genetic mutations cause infantile epileptic encephalopathy.... Read More...

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Brain Remaps Itself in Child with Double Hand Transplant

Neuroscience NewsDecember 6, 2017

Researchers report massive cortical reorganization was reversed in a child who received a double hand transplant following amputation in infancy.... Read More...

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Clarifying the Role of CHOP/GADD153 in Cell Death

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2016

A new study that investigates the molecular mechanism of CHOP dependent apoptosis has important implications in Alzheimer's and other diseases.... Read More...

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Sleep-Deprived Mice Show Connections Among Lack of Shut-eye, Diabetes and Age

Neuroscience NewsDecember 11, 2013

Sleep deprivation could contribute to the dysfunction of pancreatic cells. These functions may be exacerbated by aging, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Transplanting gut bacteria alters depression-related behavior, brain inflammation in rats

Mapping Brain Circuits in Newborns May Aid Early Detection of Autism

The Silence of Sickle Cell Disease

Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Youth May Be a Red Flag For Other Psychological Issues

Video Game Based ‘Digital Medicine’ May Help Children with ASD and Co-Occurring ADHD

Stimulating a Brain Pathway Reduces Depressive Behavior: Mouse Study

‘Missing Mutation’ Found in Severe Infant Epilepsy

Brain Remaps Itself in Child with Double Hand Transplant

Clarifying the Role of CHOP/GADD153 in Cell Death

Sleep-Deprived Mice Show Connections Among Lack of Shut-eye, Diabetes and Age