Donepezil, a drug routinely administered to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, shows promise in treating damage caused to the brain by adolescent alcohol exposure. The drug reverses neuroinflammation and neuron damage in rats exposed to alcohol during adolescence.
A new study reveals higher plasma oxytocin levels in breastfed babies. Findings show oxytocin is transported from the gut to the blood in an intact form.
A new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder are twice as likely to have been exposed to toxoplasma gondii.
Researchers have been able to tie unprovoked violent outbursts in male mice to damage to the lateral septum.
A new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder have significantly lower gray matter volume in the frontolimbic region of the brain.
Fluid accumulates on the lungs after TBI, limiting the ability of the lungs to oxygenate the bloodstream and making the organ potentially unsuitable for transplantation, a new study reports.