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Experimental Biology

·April 5, 2022·3 min read

Vitamin K May Help Ward Off Dementia

Vitamin K could help reduce or prevent age-related cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's and other dementias, a new rat study reveals.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience Pain

·April 4, 2022·4 min read

Why Long COVID Can Cause Pain

COVID-19 infection leaves a gene expression signature in the dorsal root ganglia which persist after the virus has cleared. The signature matched other gene expression patterns seen in pain caused by other conditions.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 3, 2022·2 min read

Exercise Improves Health Markers in Young Female Survivors of Childhood Trauma

A progressive exercise training program may help mitigate some of the psychological and physiological effects of adverse childhood experiences in otherwise healthy young women.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·April 1, 2022·2 min read

Harnessing Probiotics to Deliver Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

A newly developed probiotic bacteria that can synthesize the dopamine precursor L-DOPA is safe, well-tolerated, and eliminates the side effects associated with L-DOPA use for Parkinson's disease.

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·May 2, 2021·1 min read

Light Therapy Helps Veterans Treated for Traumatic Brain Injury

Morning bright light therapy improved both physical and mental health symptoms, including cognitive function and sleep quality, in veterans who suffered TBI.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 27, 2021·2 min read

Brain Development Is Surprisingly Similar Between Humans and Other Primates

Study reveals a surprising level of similarity in brain structure and development between humans and other primates.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·May 3, 2020·3 min read

Earbud-like nerve stimulator shows promise for relieving indigestion

For the 15% of American adults who suffer from frequent indigestion or functional dyspepsia, a new, non-invasive treatment may provide some relief. Respiratory-gated Auricular Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulation (RAVANS), a form of taVNS, delivers short pulses of painless electrical current to the vagus nerve in tune with respiratory rhythms. The device can modulate the stomach's response to food ingestion, which is often impaired in those with functional dyspepsia.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 27, 2020·3 min read

Breathing during exercise is harder for women than men

On average, women have to work harder to breathe during strenuous exercise than men. The findings not only shed light on how sex may affect exercise dynamics but also the differences in how men and women experience airway disorders, such as asthma and COPD.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 27, 2020·2 min read

High-fat diet consequences include mental fatigue

Rats fed on a high-fat diet were more mentally exhausted following a novel object recognition test than those fed a healthier diet. Findings suggest high-fat diets not only contribute to obesity, but they can also have an impact on mental fatigue and cognitive abilities.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·April 27, 2020·2 min read

Reducing early brain inflammation could slow Alzheimer’s progression

Reducing neuroinflammation in the brain before cognitive impairment becomes apparent can help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

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·April 27, 2020·2 min read

CBD shows promise for fighting aggressive brain cancer

Cannabidiol (CBD) appears to slow the growth of glioblastoma brain cancer cells in both animal and human cell lines. CBD's anti-cancer actions target mitochondria, causing them to dysfunction and release harmful reactive oxygen species. Cancer cells treated with CBD exhibited significant decreases in mitochondrial activity.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 9, 2019·3 min read

Curbing Morning Sickness with Cannabis May Lead to Behavioral and Memory Problems in Children

The use of cannabis to curb the symptoms of morning sickness has been linked to behavioral and memory deficits in children. In utero exposure to marijuana alters neural networks in the developing hippocampus, an area of the brain implicated in memory and learning.

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Experimental Biology

Vitamin K May Help Ward Off Dementia

Why Long COVID Can Cause Pain

Exercise Improves Health Markers in Young Female Survivors of Childhood Trauma

Harnessing Probiotics to Deliver Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

Light Therapy Helps Veterans Treated for Traumatic Brain Injury

Brain Development Is Surprisingly Similar Between Humans and Other Primates

Earbud-like nerve stimulator shows promise for relieving indigestion

Breathing during exercise is harder for women than men

High-fat diet consequences include mental fatigue

Reducing early brain inflammation could slow Alzheimer’s progression

CBD shows promise for fighting aggressive brain cancer

Curbing Morning Sickness with Cannabis May Lead to Behavioral and Memory Problems in Children

Blurry Beginnings Shape Brain’s Visual Pathways

Human Brains Keep Making Memory Neurons in Adulthood

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Those with Deafness

Forever Chemicals May Disrupt Brain Development

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