FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·April 9, 2022·4 min readGenetic Link Between Routine Blood Test Results and Mental Health Disorders DiscoveredResearchers identified a genetic correlation between blood biomarkers and a range of mental health disorders. The study provides evidence some substance measures within the blood may be involved in the cause of mental illnesses. For example, immune system proteins may be involved in the development of depression, schizophrenia, and anorexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 8, 2022·4 min readImportant Change in B-Cells in Women With Postpartum DepressionResearchers found significant differences in B cells in women with postpartum depression. B cells are important components of the immune system that help produce antibodies and secrete both pro and anti-inflammatory factors.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·April 4, 2022·4 min readVegan Diet May Ease Arthritis PainSufferers of rheumatoid arthritis experience relief of pain symptoms after following a low-fat vegan diet, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·April 4, 2022·4 min readWhy Long COVID Can Cause PainCOVID-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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·April 1, 2022·5 min readGenetically Determined Levels of Inflammation Linked to Neuropsychiatric IllnessGenes associated with inflammation were linked to reduced gray matter in brain areas associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. The findings shed new light on how neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and ASD may occur.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 29, 2022·4 min readPromising Alzheimer’s Drug May Also Improve Memory in Down Syndrome and Normal AgingGM-CSF/sargramostim, a drug that improved memory in Alzheimer's patients during a phase II clinical trial, also appears to improve cognitive function in older adults and those with Down syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 28, 2022·5 min readInflammation Is Not Always Linked to DepressionIn older adults, depression occurs independently of inflammation, a new study reports. However, the depression-inflammation link is a result of greater incidences of inflammatory disorders, like arthritis, which become more common as we age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 22, 2022·3 min readHow Sugar Promotes InflammationExcessive glucose consumption directly promotes the pathological function of certain cells within the immune system. Calorie-reduced diets can have beneficial effects on the immune system and have autoimmune diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 21, 2022·3 min readIntranasal Drug Halts Memory Decay in Experimental Alzheimer’s ModelIntranasal delivery of biologically active lipid messengers halts memory loss and neurodegeneration in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 19, 2022·5 min readNew Strategy Reduces Brain Damage in PSP, Alzheimer’s, and Related Disorders in MiceAlpha2-NKA, a protein that drives toxicity in astrocytes, was discovered in higher levels of brain samples from people who died of PSP, Alzheimer's and other tau-related neurodegenerative disorders. Treatment with an FDA-approved drug called digoxin may suppress the inflamed astrocytes and halt disease progression for those with tauopathy disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 18, 2022·3 min readHow Coronavirus Triggers Immune Response in BrainStudy reveals how COVID-19's spike protein has a similar effect on the brain's immune cells as it does throughout the rest of the body.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 13, 2022·5 min readEven Mild COVID Can Cause Brain Shrinkage and Affect Mental FunctionEven mild COVID-19 infection can lead to cognitive alterations and brain shrinkage, researchers report. The findings could help explain the brain changes that contribute to long-COVID.Read More
