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·March 25, 2021·4 min read

Anabolic Androgenic Steroids Accelerate Brain Aging

Anabolic androgenic steroids, drugs commonly associated with muscle building and enhancing athletic performance, are known to increase the risk for certain health disorders. A new study reveals anabolic steroids may also accelerate brain aging.

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·March 9, 2021·5 min read

Rare Mutations May Have Big Impact on Schizophrenia Pathology

Somatic gene mutations in brain cells could account for some of the pathology of schizophrenia.

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·March 9, 2021·6 min read

CBD Reduces Plaque and Improves Cognition in Model of Familial Alzheimer’s

A two-week course of CBD helps normalize and restore the function of two proteins associated with reducing amyloid-beta accumulation in mouse models of familial Alzheimer's disease. CBD also reduces levels of IL-6, an immune protein associated with inflammation in Alzheimer's patients.

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·January 26, 2021·4 min read

Highly Specific Synaptic Plasticity in Addiction

Enzyme activity outside of specific cell types contribute to synaptic plasticity associated with addiction behaviors.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·January 19, 2021·4 min read

Childhood Neglect Leaves Generational Imprint

Infant children whose mothers experienced neglect when they were young showed altered brain circuitry in areas associated with anxiety and fear response.

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·December 29, 2020·4 min read

Brain Imaging Predicts PTSD After Brain Injury

Smaller brain volumes in the cingulate cortex, insular, and superior frontal cortex predict an increased likelihood of developing PTSD three months after brain injury.

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·December 11, 2020·5 min read

Young People With Autism Show Cognitive Gains From Childhood to Early Adult Life

Children with autism show a significant increase in IQ scores between the ages of 12 and 23. Those with the greatest increases in IQ scores had early regressions in language and communication skills by the age of 12.

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·November 11, 2020·4 min read

Sleep Loss Hijacks Brain’s Activity During Learning

Sleep deprivation reduces the brain's ability to unlearn fear-related memories, a new study reports.

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·October 17, 2020·3 min read

Astrocytes Build Synapses After Cocaine Use

Astrocytes respond to cocaine exposure in the brains of mice by promoting the formation of new synapses.

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·October 13, 2020·5 min read

When Reproductive Rights Are Less Restrictive, Babies Are Born Healthier

Women, especially minority women, from states with more restrictive reproductive rights have a greater risk of delivering a low-weight baby and face more health disparities than women who reside in states with fewer restrictions on reproductive rights.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 24, 2020·5 min read

Autistic People’s Nerve Cells Differ Before Birth

Atypical brain development begins at the very earliest stages of brain organization, at the level of individual neurons.

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·August 11, 2020·4 min read

Early Neural Activity Associated With Autism

Signatures of brain activity in infants can predict autism symptoms at 18 months of age. In infants who later received a diagnosis of ASD, researchers noted decreased connectivity between frontal brain regions. The infants also showed increased connectivity across temporoparietal areas in the right hemisphere, which were associated with social information processing.