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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·April 29, 2020·4 min read

          Breastfeeding helps prevent mothers from developing diabetes after childbirth

          Women who breastfeed have a reduced risk of developing diabetes, a new study reports. In mouse models, lactation improved glucose tolerance and increased beta-cell mass three weeks post-delivery. Prolactin produced as a result of lactation induced serotonin production of beta cells. Findings suggest serotonin mediates the long-term beneficial effects of lactation of female metabolic health by increasing beta-cell proliferation and reducing oxidative stress in beta-cells.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·September 30, 2019·6 min read

          Fish fathers exhibit signatures of ‘baby brain’ that may facilitate parental care behavior

          Genomic analysis reveals some of the neurogenomic dynamics closely resemble changes associated with pregnancy and reproduction in mammalian mothers.
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          This shows a mom and her newborn
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 21, 2022·4 min read

          Hormone Found to Regulate Mothers’ Behavior

          Prolactin, a hormone responsible for milk production in mothers, reduces a mother's investment in aggressive behaviors and helps to increase protective behaviors.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain
          ·March 4, 2020·3 min read

          Hormone that causes women to experience more pain than men identified

          Researchers report the hormone prolactin, more commonly associated with lactation in new mothers, may underlie why women are more vulnerable to developing functional pain syndromes than men.
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          This is a drawing of a mouse breastfeeding
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 23, 2020·1 min read

          Lactation changes how mom’s neurons communicate, but it’s reversible

          During lactation, the cell voltage of TIDA neurons in the hypothalamus oscillates more frequently, increasing firing. The change is reversible and returns to normal once the mother stops lactating.
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          Image shows a breastfeeding mother.
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 26, 2017·3 min read

          Lactation Hormone Also Helps a Mother’s Brain

          Prolactin, a hormone that stimulates a mother's milk production, appears to be a vital component in maternal nurturing behavior, a new study reports.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·November 17, 2021·4 min read

          Why Sad Songs Make Us Feel Good

          Researchers explore the psychological and neurobiological basis of why listening to sad music often makes us feel good and lifts our spirits.
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