FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 3, 2021·6 min readResearchers Identify Brain Ion Channel as New Approach to Treating DepressionEzogabine, a drug that opens up the KCNQ2/3 type potassium channel, significantly improved symptoms of depression and anhedonia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 3, 2021·4 min readSesame Seed Shell Byproduct Sesaminol is a Parkinson’s Disease’s Surprise MedicineSesaminol, a chemical byproduct of sesame seed shells, has neuroprotective properties against Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 3, 2021·3 min readDrug Target Could Fight Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s DiseaseThe SARM1 protein triggers a cascade of degeneration associated with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers hope new drugs can be developed to directly target this protein to fight neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 2, 2021·3 min readPotential Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Found Safe and Effective in AnimalsA new drug modulates, rather than inhibits, a key enzyme implicated in the formation of Alzheimer's related plaques.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 1, 2021·2 min readCan Cannabis Use Lead to Rebound Headaches for People With Migraine?People who use cannabis to help manage the pain associated with chronic migraine are six times more likely to suffer from rebound headaches, or medication overuse headaches, than those who do not use marijuana.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 26, 2021·4 min readA New Substance to Suppress NeuroinflammationHymecromone, a commonly prescribed spasmolytic medication, is able to suppress immune response in astrocytes in the central nervous system.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 23, 2021·4 min readBeta Blockers Can Repair Malformed Blood Vessels in the BrainPropranolol, a beta-blocker commonly used to treat haemangioma in children and cardiovascular disease, can also be used to treat cerebral cavernous malformations, a condition characterized by misshapen neural blood vessels.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 21, 2021·4 min readFrom Trippy Drugs to Therapeutic Aids – How Psychedelics Got Their Groove BackFrom microdosing to improve cognition, to treating a range of mental health disorders, researchers evaluate the rise in the use of psychedelics and their potential as medicines.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 18, 2021·4 min readNew Information on the Effects of AntidepressantsSSRI's, ketamine, and tricyclic antidepressants all bind with TrkB. The findings challenge the roles serotonin and glutamate receptors play in the effects of antidepressant medications.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 12, 2021·6 min readAstrocytes May Be Linked to StutteringAstrocytes in the striatum appear to play a critical role in stuttering. Researchers found treatment with risperidone helped reduce stuttering by increasing the metabolism of striatal astrocytes.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·February 5, 2021·3 min readNew Drug Targets for Childhood Cancer Neuroblastoma IdentifiedResearchers discovered all neuroblastomas arise from a single type of embryonic cell called sympathoblasts. The findings could lead to new avenues of treatment for the aggressive childhood cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 4, 2021·4 min readExperimental Vaccine Blunts the Deadliest of Synthetic OpioidsA newly developed experimental vaccine can diminish the fatal respiratory effects of carfentanil and fentanyl in rodent models.Read More