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·May 19, 2021·5 min read

Flies With Schizophrenia-Associated Genes Respond Well to Anti-Psychotics

Flies without the Rim gene or cac Cav2 channel function displayed numerous cognitive and behavioral deficits associated with schizophrenia, and had reductions in synaptic growth and neural calcium transients. Exposing the flies with Rim deficits to the common antipsychotic haloperidol reduced some of the schizophrenia-related behavioral symptoms.

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·December 10, 2020·5 min read

Testing Memory Over Four Weeks Could Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

Administering memory tests over four weeks to older adults may help to predict those most at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 8, 2020·4 min read

What Makes Memories So Detailed and Enduring?

Researchers have identified a new mechanism of learning that stabilizes memory and reduces interference between different memories.

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·June 23, 2020·4 min read

Pioneering research reveals certain human genes relate to gut bacteria

Specific genetic mutations affect both the existence and amount of particular bacteria in the gut.

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·April 24, 2020·4 min read

Alcohol use during pregnancy linked to offspring depression

Children whose mothers consumed alcohol at 18 weeks of pregnancy were 17% more likely to be diagnosed with depression at age 18 compared to those whose mothers abstained from drinking.

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·November 6, 2019·3 min read

Tobacco smoking increases risk of depression and schizophrenia

The link between smoking, depression, and schizophrenia is due, in part, to a causal effect of tobacco use. Findings reveal that smoking increased the risk of schizophrenia and depression. Additionally, depression and schizophrenia increased the likelihood of a person becoming nicotine dependent.

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·November 2, 2019·4 min read

Heavy smoking can have a damaging effect on facial aging

In addition to being detrimental to general health, heavy smoking has a causal effect on facial aging. Heavy smoking affects facial attractiveness and spurs earlier and increased skin wrinkling.

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·September 16, 2019·5 min read

Childhood behavior linked to taking acetaminophen (paracetamol) in pregnancy

Study finds an association between acetaminophen use during mid-to-late pregnancy and increased risk of hyperactivity, attention problems, and other behavioral deficits in young children. Boys appear to be more susceptible to the adverse effects acetaminophen use during pregnancy. However, the negative effects only seem to persist during the early years of life.

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·April 30, 2019·3 min read

New research offers insight into the proteins in the brain that detect cannabis

The secretory pathway delivery of cannabinoid type 1 receptor is axonally based, and surface expressed CB1R is more stable in axons than dendrites.

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·March 22, 2019·4 min read

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

Study finds some evidence of a positive link between early life anxiety and later alcohol use disorder. However, there was no consistent link between anxiety in childhood and drinking frequency or binge drinking.