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Johns Hopkins Medicine

·December 12, 2022·5 min read

The Concept of Belief Changes Related to Psychedelic Experiences

A single psychedelic experience increases beliefs about consciousness, meaning, purpose, and a range of nonphysicalist beliefs.

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·October 31, 2022·4 min read

A Potential New Treatment Target for Sleep Apnea

TRPM7 plays a role in suppressing breathing in obese mice with symptoms of sleep apnea.

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·October 26, 2022·4 min read

Neuroimaging Study Reveals Functional and Structural Brain Abnormalities in People With Post-treatment Lyme Disease

A neuroimaging study reveals distinctive changes in white matter and other brain tissue physiology in Lyme disease patients during the post-treatment phase. The study also found unusual activity in the frontal lobe, a brain area associated with memory recall and concentration in those who had been treated for Lyme.

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·October 19, 2022·3 min read

Can Obesity and Stress Influence Appetite?

Stress impacts the brain's response to food, researchers report. Additionally, both lean and obese people react to food cues in brain areas associated with reward and cognitive control.

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·April 21, 2022·6 min read

Study Reveals Set of Brain Regions That Control Complex Sequences of Movement

The primary motor and primary somatosensory areas of the brain are involved in controlling immediate motor movements in real-time, while the premotor area appears to control planned, sequential movements as well as reacting to and adjusting the sequence when faced with unexpected changes.

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·April 11, 2022·6 min read

Inflammation Caused by COVID-19, Rather Than the Virus Itself, May Lead To Loss of Smell

Anosmia, the loss of the sense of smell which is a common symptom of COVID-19, may be a secondary consequence of immune system inflammation rather than a direct action of the virus.

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·March 31, 2022·4 min read

The Relationship Between Psychedelics and Consciousness

When beliefs change following psychedelic use in relation to mystical experiences, attributions of consciousness tend to increase.

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·February 15, 2022·6 min read

Psilocybin Treatment for Major Depression Effective for up to a Year for Most Patients

The antidepressant effect of psilocybin-assisted therapy, in combination with psychotherapy, appears to provide up to a year of symptom relief for some patients with major depressive disorder.

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·November 15, 2021·6 min read

Altered Fat Metabolism Plays Key Role in ALS

People with ALS have 2.5-fold higher levels of arachidonic acid, a lipid commonly found in fatty parts of meat and fish that spurs on inflammatory process, in their spinal motor cells than people without the disease. Treatment with caffeic acid, an anti-inflammatory compound naturally found in coffee, tea, and tomatoes, reduced some of the symptoms associated with ALS, and extended lifespan in animal models.

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·November 6, 2021·6 min read

Combining Two Old Therapies Packs a Powerful Punch Against Medulloblastoma

Combining Disulfiram, a medication commonly used to treat chronic alcoholism, with copper ions kills medulloblastoma cancer cells and prevents new ones from growing.

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·October 9, 2021·5 min read

Amyloid Beta and Serotonin May Be Keys to Predicting Who Develops Late-Life Depression

Increased accumulation of amyloid beta and a reduction of serotonin in the brains of older adults was associated with higher risks for developing depression later in life.

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·July 28, 2021·4 min read

Fruit Compound May Have Potential to Prevent and Treat Parkinson’s Disease

Farnesol, a naturally occurring compound found in berries and other fruits, prevents the loss of dopamine-producing neurons and reverses Parkinson's associated damage to the brain in mouse models.