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·June 2, 2022·4 min read

Parents’ Unpredictable Behavior May Impair Optimal Brain Circuit Formation

Unpredictable parental behavior and an unpredictable environment disrupt the optimal development of emotional brain circuits during a child's development, increasing the risk of mental health disorders and substance abuse later in life.

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·July 20, 2021·3 min read

Unleashing Treg Cells May Lead to Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis

Piezo1 limits the potential of regulatory T cells (Treg) to mitigate autoimmune neuroinflammation. Inhibiting Piezo1 could lead to new treatments for autoimmune disorders like multiple sclerosis.

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·June 1, 2023·4 min read

Getting the Skinny on Cannabis Use: The Effect of Cannabis on Weight and Metabolism

Researchers shed light on the enigma of cannabis users tending to be leaner and less diabetes-prone despite appetite stimulation. The study shows that cannabis exposure during adolescence disrupts energy balance and adipose organ (fat storage) homeostasis.

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·May 15, 2021·5 min read

Low Sugar Metabolite Associated With Disability and Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis

Lower serum levels of the sugar metabolite GlcNAc was associated with progressive disability and neurodegeneration in patients with multiple sclerosis.

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·May 24, 2023·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Pathology Found in Superagers With Superior Cognition

A new study found people who are 90+ and have superior cognitive skills have similar levels of brain pathology as Alzheimer's patients. However, they also have less brain pathology of other neurodegenerative diseases. The researchers are now looking at how lifestyle habits and health conditions are associated with superior cognition in individuals who are 90+.

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·August 23, 2022·4 min read

Distorted Time Perception During the Pandemic

Many people report their perception of time felt distorted during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, including problems in tracking the day of the week or feeling as though time was passing slower. Researchers say this temporal disintegration was, in part, associated with pandemic related stressors.

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·October 7, 2020·3 min read

Simple Sugar Possible Therapy for Repairing Myelin in Multiple Sclerosis

N-acetylglucosamine, a simple sugar found in breast milk, promotes remyelination in mouse models of multiple sclerosis. The findings could have implications for treating multiple sclerosis in humans.

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·May 8, 2023·5 min read

Eye-Opening Drug Discovery May Help Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration

350 million people worldwide are believed to suffer from blinding diseases including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Researchers have discovered a small class of drugs, dubbed SREDs, that have the potential to treat a range of blinding diseases.

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·September 19, 2020·3 min read

Rising Stress and Depression in Coronavirus-Related Losses and Media Consumption

Researchers link the rise in acute stress and depression rates in the U.S to multiple stressors, such as unemployment and coronavirus-related media consumption.

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·September 27, 2022·4 min read

What Brings Our Senses and Thoughts Together?

Study reveals the role the neocortex plays in our ability to think, recall events, and make decisions.

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·April 5, 2023·3 min read

How to Prevent a High-Fat Diet From Throwing Metabolism Out of Whack

Eliminating SAPS3 from the genome of mice allowed the AMPK protein complex to activate and maintain normal energy balance, even with high-fat meals. This discovery could pave the way for developing a new approach to metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease.

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·October 6, 2022·4 min read

The Adult Brain Can Recover Lost Vision

Administering a chemical compound called synthetic retinoids to the retina helped restore brain networks associated with vision and prompted the growth of two times more neurons, effectively restoring vision in adult mouse models of the genetic visual disorder LCA.

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Parents’ Unpredictable Behavior May Impair Optimal Brain Circuit Formation

Unleashing Treg Cells May Lead to Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis

Getting the Skinny on Cannabis Use: The Effect of Cannabis on Weight and Metabolism

Low Sugar Metabolite Associated With Disability and Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis

Alzheimer’s Pathology Found in Superagers With Superior Cognition

Distorted Time Perception During the Pandemic

Simple Sugar Possible Therapy for Repairing Myelin in Multiple Sclerosis

Rising Stress and Depression in Coronavirus-Related Losses and Media Consumption

What Brings Our Senses and Thoughts Together?

How to Prevent a High-Fat Diet From Throwing Metabolism Out of Whack

The Adult Brain Can Recover Lost Vision

How Imagination Fuels Empathy and Prosocial Behavior

Dopamine’s Role in Learning from Rewards and Penalties

Taste-Driven AI Algorithms Enhance Wine Selections

Peptide PACAP’s Key Role in Alcohol Addiction

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