FeaturedPsychology·October 27, 2016·6 min readBrain Wave Measurement Predicts Response to AntidepressantsResearchers use brain wave recordings to successfully predict patient response to common antidepressants.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·October 22, 2016·7 min readGene Links Risk of Psychiatric Disease to Reduced Synapse NumbersAccording to researchers, a mutation in a gene associated with brain development may dispose people to various psychiatric illnesses as it reduces synapse numbers. Lithium may help to restore some of the synapses.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 20, 2016·6 min readMapping Serotonin Dynamics in the Living BrainResearchers have developed a new imaging technique that could aid in the development of antidepressants.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 18, 2016·5 min readAnti-Inflammatory Drugs Could Help Treat Depression SymptomsA new study reports anti-inflammatories used to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis may also help to treat some cases of depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 12, 2016·4 min readAntidepressants During Pregnancy Associated with Childhood Language DisordersResearchers report a 37 percent increase in speech or language disorders in the offspring of mothers who used SSRI antidepressants while pregnant.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2016·6 min readDesigner Brain Receptors Used in Preclinical Study to Suppress Cued Cocaine SeekingGene therapy shows promise for future treatment of addiction in humans, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 11, 2016·7 min readPredicting With High Accuracy if Antidepressants Will HelpA new study reports researchers were able to predict with 80 percent accuracy whether antidepressants would help patients by analyzing their brain function and personal history.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 4, 2016·4 min readNewly Discovered Pathway in Brain Could Ease DepressionResearchers report they have discovered a new target for antidepressants which could help those for who other treatments for depression have failed.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 3, 2016·4 min readNew Treatment for Depressed Smokers Trying to QuitResearchers have pinpointed why quitting smoking is more difficult for people who are depressed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 1, 2016·4 min readCocaine Accumulation in Fish EyesA new imaging technique has revealed cocaine accumulation in the eyes of zebrafish.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 29, 2016·4 min readAlcohol Shown to Act in Same Way as Rapid AntidepressantsResearchers report alcohol produces the same neural and molecular changes as drugs that have proven to be rapidly effective antidepressants.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 20, 2016·4 min readSuppressing Schizophrenia Symptoms Without Side Effects: Mouse StudyA new study reports researchers have discovered a mechanism that helps explain how compounds they’re developing can suppress schizophrenia-like symptoms in mice without side effects.Read More
