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·October 2, 2017·5 min read

Healthy Lifestyle Linked to Lower Pain in MS Sufferers

Modifying lifestyle to include more healthy options could help to relieve pain symptoms in multiple sclerosis, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 10, 2017·7 min read

Brain Training Has No Effect on Cognitive Function or Decision Making

Over the past few years, brain training programs have grown in popularity with claims of helping to improve memory and cognitive function. However, a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience reports a popular commercial brain training system had no effect on cognitive function beyond practice effects on the training tasks. They system also had no effect on decision making.

Autism Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 27, 2017·5 min read

Diagnosed Autism Linked to Maternal Grandmother’s Smoking During Pregnancy

Girls whose maternal grandmothers smoked during pregnancy were 67% more likely to display autistic traits, a new study reports.

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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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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 1, 2017·6 min read

Brain Circuit That Supports Smoking Cessation Identified

Researchers report a person's ability to quit smoking could be influenced by a neural network associated with inhibiting automated behavior.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 16, 2017·3 min read

Smokers’ Memories Could Help Them Quit

Nostalgia evoking PSAs could help in the fight against smoking, researchers report.

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Featured Genetics Psychology

·January 23, 2017·4 min read

Nicotine Normalizes Brain Activity Deficits That Are Key to Schizophrenia

Study sheds light on how nicotine affects the brains of those with schizophrenia, and why those with the disease tend to be heavy smokers.

Featured Psychology

·October 3, 2016·4 min read

New Treatment for Depressed Smokers Trying to Quit

Researchers have pinpointed why quitting smoking is more difficult for people who are depressed.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 3, 2016·5 min read

Breakthrough in Mapping Nicotine Addiction Could Help Improve Treatment

Researchers have crystallized a protein that could hold the answer as to how nicotine addiction occurs in the brain.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·October 1, 2016·6 min read

Smoking Leaves a Historical Footprint in DNA

Researchers report DNA methylation could be an important sign that reveals a person's smoking history, even years after they have quit.

Featured Psychology

·September 13, 2016·3 min read

Children’s Willpower Linked to Smoking Habits Later in Life

Researchers report children with low self control at the age of 10 were more likely to take up smoking as adolescence and had higher rates of smoking during adulthood.