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·September 3, 2022·6 min read

Steroids Linked to Structural and Volume Changes in Brain White and Grey Matter

Steroids prescribed for a range of inflammatory conditions alter the structure and volume of grey and white matter in the brain. The findings shed light on why people who use medical steroids may experience psychological problems, including anxiety, mania, and depression.

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·September 2, 2022·5 min read

Circadian Rhythm Disruption Found to Be Common Among Mental Health Disorders

Circadian rhythm disruption is a psychopathological factor shared by a broad range of mental illnesses.

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·August 31, 2022·5 min read

Old Cancer Drugs Hint at New Ways to Beat Chronic Pain

Repurposing drugs used in the treatment of lung cancer could offer hope for symptom relief for patients suffering from chronic pain.

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·August 31, 2022·5 min read

Tiny Brain Area Controls Work for Rewards

The lateral habenula is responsible for determining whether an animal is willing to work for rewards, and when it will stop working.

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·August 31, 2022·4 min read

Excessive Blue Light From Our Gadgets May Accelerate the Aging Process

Excessive exposure to blue light emitted from modern technology such as cell phones, TVs, and computer screens, impacts our basic cellular function and can accelerate aging, a new study reveals.

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·August 30, 2022·6 min read

Better Blood Sugar Control in Teens May Limit Diabetes-Related Brain Damage

Better glucose control can improve brain structure and function in young people with Type 1 diabetes.

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·August 30, 2022·6 min read

Brain Activity During Sleep Differs in Young People With Genetic Risk of Psychiatric Disorders

Young people with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome have distinct and marked EEG differences in brain activity during sleep, which could influence psychiatric symptoms.

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·August 30, 2022·3 min read

Fentanyl’s Effects on the Brain

Fentanyl exposure produces specific EEG signatures in the brain. The findings also revealed the drug impairs people's breathing four minutes before noticeable changes in alertness.

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·August 29, 2022·3 min read

Protein ‘Traffic Jam’ in Neurons Linked to Neurodegeneration

Dampening retromer activity slows down the trafficking of tau in neurodegenerative disorders, a new study reports.

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·August 29, 2022·5 min read

41% Of Teenagers Can’t Tell the Difference Between True and Fake Online Health Messages

41% of teenagers have a tough time discerning between real and fake health-related news, a new study reports.

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·August 27, 2022·4 min read

Nature via Nurture: How Parents’ Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills Influence Their Children’s Education

Parents' genes linked to both cognitive and non-cognitive skills affect their child's educational outcomes, a new study reports.

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·August 25, 2022·4 min read

Investigating the Role of Dopamine Circuits in Habit Formation

Dopamine neurons connect subregions of the striatum that contribute to habit formation. The findings shed new light on how habits are formed, and how they can be broken.