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·April 8, 2017·4 min read

Common Antibiotic May Help to Prevent or Treat PTSD

Researchers reports doxycycline, a common antibiotic, could help to disrupt the formation of negative memories associated with PTSD.

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·April 5, 2017·3 min read

Addictive Nut’s Derivatives Could Help Smokers Break the Nicotine Habit

Compound derived from the areca nut could help people to quit smoking, a new study reports.

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·April 5, 2017·4 min read

Self Harm Linked to Violence Towards Others

Researchers report on a link between people who self harm and violent crime.

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·April 5, 2017·7 min read

Probiotics Benefit in Schizophrenia Shaped by Yeast Infections

Researchers report introducing probiotics help reduce yeast infections in men with schizophrenia. Additionally, the probiotics could help decrease the hallucinations and delusions associated with the disease.

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·April 5, 2017·4 min read

Schizophrenia Signs Linked to Uncoordinated Firing of Brain Cells: Mouse Study

Researchers report a group of neurons that fire haphazardly in mouse models of schizophrenia could underlie the psychosis that is symptomatic of the disorder.

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·April 4, 2017·8 min read

Study Reverses Thinking on Genetic Link to Depression and Stress

Researchers find no evidence that a serotonin related gene alters the impact stress has on depression.

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·April 4, 2017·2 min read

Psychiatric Disorder Do Not Increase Alzheimer’s Risk

According to researchers, there is no link between psychiatric disorders and an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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·April 1, 2017·3 min read

Depression Tops List As Leading Cause of Disability and Ill Health Worldwide

According to a new report, more than 300 million people are now living with depression, with an 18% increase in those diagnosed with the disorder between 2005 and 2015.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·March 30, 2017·4 min read

How The Sounds of Nature Help Us to Relax

Listening to the sounds of nature creates an outward directed focus of attention, helping us to relax, a new study reports.

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·March 30, 2017·3 min read

How Animal Testing Is Helping Researchers Understand the OCD Brain

A series of short films looks at how using animals to better understand what happens in the brains of those with OCD may help lead to better treatments.