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·July 20, 2025·5 min read

How Stress Sounds Amplify Pain and Inflammation

Pain isn’t just physical—it can be socially and emotionally transmitted. New research shows that ultrasonic vocalizations emitted by mice in pain trigger hyperalgesia in nearby mice, even without direct injury.

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·June 3, 2025·5 min read

Self-Powered Synapse Brings Human-Like Vision to AI Devices

Researchers have developed a self-powered artificial synapse capable of color recognition with near-human precision. Unlike traditional systems that demand external energy and massive data processing, this device mimics biological vision and generates its own electricity using solar cells.

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·February 13, 2024·5 min read

Love Hormone Oxytocin Plays Key Role in Memory and Learning

Researchers uncovered the mechanisms by which oxytocin (OXT) influences learning and memory in animals. Their study utilized pharmacogenetic techniques to activate specific OXT neurons within the brain, assessing the impact on cognitive functions through tasks like the Novel Object Recognition Task (NORT).

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·January 17, 2024·4 min read

Universal Emotional Hubs in Language

Researchers made a breakthrough in understanding the universality of emotions across languages by using colexification analysis, a method of studying word associations. Their study identifies four central emotion-related concepts - "GOOD," "WANT," "BAD," and "LOVE" - as having the highest number of associations with other emotional words in multiple languages. This finding aligns with traditional semantic methods and natural semantic metalanguage (NSM), reinforcing the universality of these emotions.

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·November 7, 2022·4 min read

Repeated Psychological Stress Is Linked With Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Like Symptoms

Chronic stress invokes irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms in mouse models.

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·October 24, 2022·4 min read

Oxytocin Derivative Improves Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s

An intranasally delivered oxytocin derivative helped improve cognitive function and reduced cognitive impairment in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

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·April 25, 2022·5 min read

Where the Mind Is Without Fear

KNT-127, a chemically synthesized compound, helps suppress fear memories associated with PTSD, researchers report.

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·April 18, 2022·4 min read

Simple, Computationally-Light Model Can Simulate Complex Brain Cell Responses

The Izhikevich neuron model allows the simulation of both periodic and quasi-periodic responses in neurons at lower computational cost.

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·April 14, 2022·5 min read

A Drug That Cures Alcoholism May Be the Next Anti-anxiety Medication

Disulfiram, a drug commonly prescribed to treat chronic alcohol addiction, was shown to reduce anxiety levels in rodent models. The drug inhibits FROUNT protein and chemokine signaling pathways under its influence, suppressing overall glutamate transmission in the brain. This, in turn, helps reduce overall activity. The findings may signal a new way to treat anxiety in humans.

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·September 22, 2021·3 min read

Second-Hand Psychological Stress Can Lead to Depression

Mouse study reveals chronic stress affects neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.

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·June 28, 2021·4 min read

Novel Drug Reduces Anxiety-Like Behavior in Mice

KNT-127 reduced anxiety-like behaviors in mice, researchers report.

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·June 3, 2021·4 min read

The Dream Team: Drug Duo May Cure COVID-19

Two medications commonly used to treat inflammation and HIV infection have been repurposed in the fight against COVID-19. Researchers found combined cepharanthine/nelfinavir therapy can hasten the clearance of coronavirus infection from a person's lungs in as little as 4.9 days. Cepharanthine hindered the entry of SARS_CoV_2 into cells, preventing the virus from binding to a protein on the cell membrane it uses as a gateway. Nelfinavir prevented the virus from replicating inside cells by inhibiting a protein the virus relies on for replication.

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Tokyo University of Science

How Stress Sounds Amplify Pain and Inflammation

Self-Powered Synapse Brings Human-Like Vision to AI Devices

Love Hormone Oxytocin Plays Key Role in Memory and Learning

Universal Emotional Hubs in Language

Repeated Psychological Stress Is Linked With Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Like Symptoms

Oxytocin Derivative Improves Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s

Where the Mind Is Without Fear

Simple, Computationally-Light Model Can Simulate Complex Brain Cell Responses

A Drug That Cures Alcoholism May Be the Next Anti-anxiety Medication

Second-Hand Psychological Stress Can Lead to Depression

Novel Drug Reduces Anxiety-Like Behavior in Mice

The Dream Team: Drug Duo May Cure COVID-19

AI Tool Flags Predatory Journals, Building a Firewall for Science

Genetics Reveal How Human Contact Shapes Language Evolution

Most Autistic Adults Over 40 Remain Undiagnosed

“Junk DNA” Plays Key Role in Brain Development and Disease

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