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·May 29, 2022·3 min read

Changes in Brain’s Visual Areas in Infancy May Precede Autism Diagnosis

Children diagnosed with ASD at 24 months had differences in visual processing areas of the brain which were apparent at six months of age, a new study reports.

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·April 26, 2022·7 min read

Tobacco Smoking Rates Are Decreasing in People With Major Depression and Substance Use Disorder

Study reports a significant decline in smoking for those with major depression and substance use disorders, signifying smoking cessation treatments and campaigns are effective in targeting those in groups considered high risk for developing nicotine addiction.

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·March 25, 2022·5 min read

Attention to Objects in Peripheral Vision Is Not Driven by Tiny Eye Movements

While microsaccades appear to boost or diminish the strength of brain signals associated with attention, eye movements are not drivers for these brain signals.

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·March 21, 2022·6 min read

Analysis of Reddit Forum Suggests Experience of Non-suicidal Self-Harm Shares Characteristics With Addiction

An analysis of user posts from the Reddit r/selfharm forum found people who self-harm describe their activities as an "addiction", marked with characteristic cravings and an escalation in severity or tolerance.

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·March 2, 2022·2 min read

Drug Candidate Reduced Brain Inflammation and Protected Against Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Mouse Model

3,6’-dithiopomalidomide (DP), an anti-inflammatory drug candidate, protected mouse models of Alzheimer's disease against cognitive decline by reducing neuroinflammation.

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·February 28, 2022·4 min read

A New Molecular Pathway Shared by Two Neurodegenerative Disorders Discovered

Mislocalization of the TDP-43 protein alters the genetic instructions for UNC13A. The findings provide a potential new therapeutic target for the treatment of ALS and frontotemporal dementia.

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·November 10, 2021·3 min read

Repurposing Cancer Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s in Those With Genetic Risk Factors

Dasatinib, an FDA-approved drug for chronic myeloid leukemia, and an experimental drug for liver cancer reduced neuroinflammation, tau phosphorylation, and amyloid secretion in cell cultures of post-mortem brain samples of those with the APOE4 Alzheimer's associated gene.

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·October 18, 2021·5 min read

Brain Circuitry Identified That May Be Responsible for Negative Emotional Aspects of Pain

A new rodent study uncovers a neural circuit in the brain that appears to govern pain-induced anhedonia. Altering the activity of this circuit restored motivation in pre-clinical models of pain.

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·October 14, 2021·5 min read

Brain Activity Patterns After Trauma May Predict Long-Term Mental Health

Study finds a link between post-traumatic brain activity and an increase in anxiety symptoms six months after a traumatic event.

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·October 11, 2021·3 min read

Water Pill May Be Viable to Test as Alzheimer’s Treatment

Bumetanide, an FDA-approved potent diuretic used to treat fluid retention caused by heart, kidney, and liver disease may lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease for those with a genetic predisposition.

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·September 10, 2021·5 min read

Researchers Build a Cellular Blueprint of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions

Analyzing the gene activity of 66,000 cells from human brain tissue, researchers generated a comprehensive map of cell types associated with brain lesions in multiple sclerosis, and their gene expression patterns and interactions.

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·July 27, 2021·4 min read

How Decisions About What We See Are Relayed Back Through the Brain

Study reveals how decisions based on visual information, which involves a complex stream of data flowing forwards and backward along the visual pathways, are broadcast widely to neurons in the visual system, including those not involved in the decision-making process.

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Changes in Brain’s Visual Areas in Infancy May Precede Autism Diagnosis

Tobacco Smoking Rates Are Decreasing in People With Major Depression and Substance Use Disorder

Attention to Objects in Peripheral Vision Is Not Driven by Tiny Eye Movements

Analysis of Reddit Forum Suggests Experience of Non-suicidal Self-Harm Shares Characteristics With Addiction

Drug Candidate Reduced Brain Inflammation and Protected Against Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Mouse Model

A New Molecular Pathway Shared by Two Neurodegenerative Disorders Discovered

Repurposing Cancer Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s in Those With Genetic Risk Factors

Brain Circuitry Identified That May Be Responsible for Negative Emotional Aspects of Pain

Brain Activity Patterns After Trauma May Predict Long-Term Mental Health

Water Pill May Be Viable to Test as Alzheimer’s Treatment

Researchers Build a Cellular Blueprint of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions

How Decisions About What We See Are Relayed Back Through the Brain

Slowing Parkinson’s by Blocking a Key Protein

“Jumping Genes” Shaped the Evolution of the Brain

GLP-1 Drugs Dramatically Reduce “Food Noise” in Weight Loss

Targeting Brain “Clean-up” Cells to Fight Dementia

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