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·September 8, 2021·4 min read

Clues to Brain Health May Lie in the Gut

Researchers evaluate the role of the gut-brain axis in relation to health conditions and report on how gut-based interventions could provide relief for some mental health disorders.

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·August 29, 2021·2 min read

Cholesterol Flags Violence Risk in People With Schizophrenia

Lower cholesterol levels may put people with schizophrenia at higher risk for violent behaviors, including self-harm and suicide. Researchers say lower cholesterol levels make brain cells less sensitive to serotonin, increasing symptoms of depression, impulsivity, and aggression.

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·August 23, 2021·5 min read

Prozac Changes Fat Composition of the Brain

Prozac reduced polyunsaturated fatty acid lipid concentrations in the brains of juvenile macaque monkeys.

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·August 17, 2021·4 min read

Histamine and Inflammation Could Be Key Players in Depression

A new study adds to the growing body of research linking inflammation to depression. Researchers found the molecule histamine directly inhibits the release of serotonin in the brain by attaching to inhibitory receptors on serotonin neurons in mice.

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·July 27, 2021·6 min read

Eating for Hunger or Pleasure? Regulating These Feeding Behaviors Involves Different Brain Circuits

The brain regulates both eating for hunger and pleasure through serotonin-producing neurons in the midbrain, but the different types of feeding are wired by independent circuits that do not influence the other type of feeding.

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·June 7, 2021·6 min read

Sleep Problems in Autism Linked to Glial Cells, Blood-Brain-Barrier and Serotonin

A study in fruit fly models of autism reveals sleep disruption associated with the neurodevelopmental disorder is associated with elevated levels of serotonin. The origin of the higher levels of serotonin was discovered to be in glial cells in the blood-brain barrier.

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·April 28, 2021·4 min read

A Psychedelic-Like Drug Without the Hallucinogenic Side Effects

PsychLight, a newly developed genetically encoded fluorescent sensor, helped researchers identify a psychedelic compound that acts on beneficial neural pathways to treat psychiatric disorders without the hallucinogenic effect.

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·April 5, 2021·4 min read

Unwanted Weight Gain or Weight Loss During the Pandemic? Blame Your Stress Hormones

A recent study found 42% of participants gained, on average, 29 lb of unwanted weight during the pandemic, with people gaining 1.5lb per month. Researchers say a combination of stress, hormones, and dwindling motivation to exercise during the lockdowns may be to blame.

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·March 30, 2021·4 min read

The Neural Mechanism of a Circulatory Response to Stress

Study identifies a novel mechanism in which the lateral habenula regulates the cardiovascular system in response to stress.

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·March 27, 2021·5 min read

Psychedelic Drugs: How the Brains of Informed Users Are Different

While the effects of hallucinogens to treat mental illnesses are being researched, little is known about the neurobiology of those who dabble in psychedelics for recreational purposes. A new study reports "psychonauts" have distinct behaviors, including taking a scientific approach to documenting their experience with hallucinogens, compared to more recreational users.

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·March 12, 2021·4 min read

Release of Serotonin From Mast Cells Contribute to Airway Hyperresposivness in Asthma

Airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma induced by methacholine is partly due to mast cells, a new study reports.

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·February 18, 2021·4 min read

New Information on the Effects of Antidepressants

SSRI's, ketamine, and tricyclic antidepressants all bind with TrkB. The findings challenge the roles serotonin and glutamate receptors play in the effects of antidepressant medications.

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serotonin

Clues to Brain Health May Lie in the Gut

Cholesterol Flags Violence Risk in People With Schizophrenia

Prozac Changes Fat Composition of the Brain

Histamine and Inflammation Could Be Key Players in Depression

Eating for Hunger or Pleasure? Regulating These Feeding Behaviors Involves Different Brain Circuits

Sleep Problems in Autism Linked to Glial Cells, Blood-Brain-Barrier and Serotonin

A Psychedelic-Like Drug Without the Hallucinogenic Side Effects

Unwanted Weight Gain or Weight Loss During the Pandemic? Blame Your Stress Hormones

The Neural Mechanism of a Circulatory Response to Stress

Psychedelic Drugs: How the Brains of Informed Users Are Different

Release of Serotonin From Mast Cells Contribute to Airway Hyperresposivness in Asthma

New Information on the Effects of Antidepressants

Why We Are Misjudging How Childhood Trauma Changes the Body

Everyday Habit Changes Lowers Dementia Risk

Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Consumption

Disrupted Neuronal Microexons Drive Hyperarousal and Insomnia

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