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Children Have Elevated Risk for Mental Health Issues if Mother Treated for Infection During Pregnancy

Neuroscience NewsMarch 7, 2019

Risks for autism and depression are higher if one’s mother was in a hospital with an infection during pregnancy according to a new study.... Read More...

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Antidepressants Could Stop Deadly Sepsis

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 14, 2019

A new study reports fluvoxamine, an antidepressant used to treat OCD appears to be effective in stopping sepsis. ... Read More...

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Newly Discovered Gene Governs Need for Sleep When Sick

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 1, 2019

Researchers have identified a single gene that increases the need for sleep when we are fighting sickness. NEMURI helps fight infections with its antimicrobial activity, and is secreted by neurons to drive prolonged sleep during infection.... Read More...

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Fever Alters Immune Cells So They Can Better Reach Infections

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2019

Researchers shed light on how a fever helps our immune systems fight infection. The study reports high temperature alters surface proteins of lymphocytes, making it easier for them to travel through blood vessels to reach infection sites.... Read More...

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Snacking May Increase Inflammation

Neuroscience NewsDecember 18, 2018

Researchers report snacking can raise inflammation and contribute to metabolic diseases.... Read More...

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Researchers Break New Ground in Understanding the Workings of the Lymphatic System

Neuroscience NewsOctober 16, 2018

Researchers have identified the signaling molecules that activate the lymphatic pathway. The study also identified the cells that produce the signaling molecule and how they are used in lymphatic development.... Read More...

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Know Someone Sick? Your Own Smell Might Give it Away

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 24, 2018

Researchers report the personal odors of healthy animals change when they share an environment with a sick animal. The findings suggest these changes could impact social contact and patterns of disease spread. ... Read More...

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Surprise Finding in Neurons

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2018

Researchers discover higher infection rates in Purkinje cells with the herpesvirus HHV-6 in patients with bipolar disorder.... Read More...

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How a Killer Fungus Unleashes Meningitis and Brain Infections

Neuroscience NewsJune 18, 2018

A new study reveals how early immune response helps spread neurocryptococcosis. The findings may help develop new treatments that can prevent and treat this fungal infection.... Read More...

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How Brain Circuits are Affected by Infections in Mothers and Newborns

Neuroscience NewsMarch 28, 2018

A new study backs up existing evidence that maternal immune activation can impact brain development in children. Researchers report immune activation during pregnancy or soon after birth can cause alterations to brain networks associated with social behavior, resulting in autism-like symptoms in the offspring.... Read More...

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Link Between Infection and Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered

Neuroscience NewsNovember 22, 2017

University of Otago researchers report children have an increased risk of developing cognitive deficits linked to schizophrenia if their mother's immune system was activated as a result of infection during pregnancy.... Read More...

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Activation of Immune T Cells Leads to Behavioral Changes

Neuroscience NewsOctober 23, 2017

A new Nature Immunology study reveals immune cells alter the body's metabolism when activated, leading to changes in behavior.... Read More...

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Neuroscience

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Most Teens Report Using Marijuana Less Often After Legalization

Research into aphasia reveals new interactions between language and thought

Neurology

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A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

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Robotics

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Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Psychology

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Fast-acting psychedelic associated with improvements in depression/anxiety

NIH-funded rodent study finds molecular link between adolescent alcohol use and adult anxiety

Children Have Elevated Risk for Mental Health Issues if Mother Treated for Infection During Pregnancy

Antidepressants Could Stop Deadly Sepsis

Newly Discovered Gene Governs Need for Sleep When Sick

Fever Alters Immune Cells So They Can Better Reach Infections

Snacking May Increase Inflammation

Researchers Break New Ground in Understanding the Workings of the Lymphatic System

Surprise Finding in Neurons

How a Killer Fungus Unleashes Meningitis and Brain Infections

Link Between Infection and Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered

Activation of Immune T Cells Leads to Behavioral Changes