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·May 16, 2016·6 min read

Potential Transmission of Non-Genetic Behavioral Traits From Mom to Child

A new study reports symptoms of psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and heightened response to stress, may be transmitted from mom to child, and even grandchildren by multiple non genetic mechanisms.

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·May 16, 2016·7 min read

Small Study Reveals Raising Body Temperature Could Help Relieve Symptoms of Depression

A new reports whole body hyperthermia improved symptoms of major depression for as long as six weeks following a single treatment.

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·May 5, 2016·4 min read

Improving Cell Transplants for Parkinson’s Patients

Researchers used a new technique to discover what happens when Parkinson's patients receive cell transplants.

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·April 21, 2016·4 min read

Cracking the Workings of Serotonin

Researchers report on how serotonin receptors function with atomic level detail.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 18, 2016·3 min read

The Ecstasy Effect: How Ecstasy Affects the Brain

According ecstasy users showed significant reductions in the way serotonin is transported in the brain.

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Featured Neurology Pain

·March 9, 2016·3 min read

Serotonin Deficiency Implicated in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Researchers have implicated serotonin in the pathophysiology of RA.

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·February 3, 2016·4 min read

An Alternative Treatment Target For Schizophrenia

A new study suggests that dysregulation in the way two G protein-coupled receptors talk to each other may be responsible for some symptoms of schizophrenia.