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·October 20, 2023·9 min read

Schizophrenia Insights: Brain’s Search for Words Mirrors Animal Foraging Patterns

A new study suggests that the way our minds search for words and concepts in memory may parallel the age-old patterns animals use to hunt for food in their environments. This new insight emerged from a neuroimaging study that analyzed participants' brain activity as they dredged their long-term memories for words related to various concepts.

They found hyperexcitability in the motor cortex was increased at this point and used an intervention to calm the excitability taking place in that part of the brain. Credit: Neuroscience News

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·August 25, 2023·4 min read

Is A Hidden Brain Hub A New Key to Combating Drug Relapse?

Researchers spotlighted a brain region, typically overlooked in addiction research, that may be pivotal in predicting drug relapse. While past research has honed in on the medial prefrontal cortex, these scientists turned their attention to the supplementary motor cortex.

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·July 17, 2023·5 min read

Neuronal Plasticity Genes Linked to Alcohol Use Disorders

A new study discovered a link between alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and alteration of a group of genes known to influence neuronal plasticity and pain perceptions. The team used three distinct animal models to identify the genes responsible for drinking behaviors.

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·May 16, 2023·4 min read

Clock-Watching Worsens Insomnia

Monitoring time while trying to sleep can exacerbate insomnia and increase the use of sleep aids. The study involved nearly 5,000 patients from a sleep clinic, and found that the stress of estimating sleep durations significantly impeded the ability to fall asleep.

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·April 7, 2023·5 min read

Deaths by Suicide Increase Significantly During the Week of a Full Moon

Deaths by suicide significantly increase during the week of a full moon, specifically in those aged 55 and older. Researchers also discovered deaths by suicide were more likely to occur between 3-4 p.m. and more people took their lives during the month of September.

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·March 10, 2023·3 min read

Therapeutic Target for Glaucoma Discovered

Restoring mitochondrial homeostasis in diseased neurons can protect the optic nerve from being damaged and potentially reverse symptoms of glaucoma.

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·March 7, 2023·4 min read

Blood Test for Anxiety Developed

A newly developed blood test screens for biomarkers associated with anxiety to determine a person's risk of developing the disorder as well as monitor the severity of symptoms in those with anxiety.

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·January 5, 2023·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Disease Researchers Study Gene Associated With the Brain’s Immune Cells

Reduction of the INPP5D gene variant found in the brain's microglia could help to diminish the risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 3, 2022·4 min read

The Brain’s Immune Cell Response in Alzheimer’s Disease

Deletion of the neurodegenerative disease associated microglial gene CX3CR1 aggravated the disease state and increased the accumulation of plaques in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Deficiencies of the gene also impaired the movement of microglia toward the plaques.

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·September 26, 2022·3 min read

Potential Therapeutic Targets to Prevent Hearing Loss Caused by Antibiotics

Researchers have identified an autophagy pathway in hair cells in the ear that's linked to permanent hearing loss that occurs as a result of exposure to aminoglycosides antibiotics in some patients.

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·June 7, 2022·5 min read

New Insights on Infant Word Learning

Early language acquisition may be tied to memory representations that build over time rather than as a repeated connection between objects and words.

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·April 25, 2022·3 min read

The Connection Between Loss of Motivation and Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Targeting synaptic calcium permeable receptors in the nucleus accumbens and blocking them could delay or prevent the onset of Alzheimer's associated neuropsychiatric symptoms, and ultimately cognitive decline.

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Indiana University

Schizophrenia Insights: Brain’s Search for Words Mirrors Animal Foraging Patterns

Is A Hidden Brain Hub A New Key to Combating Drug Relapse?

Neuronal Plasticity Genes Linked to Alcohol Use Disorders

Clock-Watching Worsens Insomnia

Deaths by Suicide Increase Significantly During the Week of a Full Moon

Therapeutic Target for Glaucoma Discovered

Blood Test for Anxiety Developed

Alzheimer’s Disease Researchers Study Gene Associated With the Brain’s Immune Cells

The Brain’s Immune Cell Response in Alzheimer’s Disease

Potential Therapeutic Targets to Prevent Hearing Loss Caused by Antibiotics

New Insights on Infant Word Learning

The Connection Between Loss of Motivation and Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Genes Associated with Earlier and Higher Reproduction Linked to Accelerated Aging

Novel Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Shows Promise

Brain’s Response to Crucial Language Hub Removal: New Insights

Did Fermentation Drive Human Brain Evolution?

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