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·June 29, 2022·5 min read

Research Sheds Light on Mechanism by Which Long-Term Anti-Anxiety Drug Use Affects the Brain

Study reveals a possible mechanism by which anxiolytic medications act on the brain, leading to cognitive impairment.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 6, 2022·2 min read

How Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use Leads to Cognitive Impairments

Mouse study reveals synaptic loss associated with a daily sleep-inducing dose of diazepam for several weeks leads to cognitive impairments. However, the effect was reversible after discontinuing benzodiazepine use.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·October 18, 2021·4 min read

Neuroinflammation Protein Linked to Worse Survival in Men With Glioblastoma

Variations in the TSPO neuroinflammation-associated protein's structure correlates with worse survival outcomes for male glioblastoma brain cancer patients than females.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 21, 2020·4 min read

Abnormally low levels of a key protein in brains of young men with autism

Males on the autism spectrum have significantly lower levels of a protein in their brains' that plays a role in inflammation and metabolism.

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·May 10, 2018·5 min read

Neuroinflammation Seen in Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots of Patients With Chronic Sciatica

A new study reveals a link between chronic sciatica and inflammation in key areas of the nervous system. Researchers say the location of the inflammation could help to determine which patients will feel relief from steroid injections to curb the pain.