FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 14, 2016·3 min readStudy Reveals Role of Spleen in Prolonged Anxiety After StressResearchers report immune cells in the spleen can contribute to chronic anxiety following psychological stress.Read More
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FeaturedNeurology·August 4, 2015·4 min readStudy Reveals How Prion Diseases Spread From the Gut to the BrainA new study reveals how prions are able to spread from the gut and into the brain after a person eats contaminated meat.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2014·5 min readStudy in Mice Raises Question: Could PTSD Involve Immune Cell Response to Stress?A new study reports that after chronic stress, primed immune cells cause an excessive reaction to a later event.Read More