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·November 14, 2022·4 min read

Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic

A newly developed vaccine blocks the ability of the opioid Fentanyl's ability to enter the brain, thus blocking the drug's "high".

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·September 22, 2022·6 min read

‘Special’ Muscle Can Promote Glucose and Fat Burning to Fuel Metabolism for Hours While Sitting

The pioneering "soleus pushup" effectively elevates muscle metabolism for hours, even when sitting.

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·August 9, 2022·4 min read

Mothers with Personality Disorders Impact Their Teen Children’s Attachment Security

Mothers who suffer from personality disorders impact their teenage children's attachment styles, leaving them prone to insecure attachments, depression, and anxiety later in life.

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·October 19, 2021·3 min read

In Your Face: Children’s Expressions Tell the Story of Poor Sleep

For children, emotional facial expressions could reveal whether they had a good night's sleep. Researchers found emotional expressivity following sleep restrictions could also forecast later life social problems.

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·September 13, 2021·4 min read

Docking Peptides, Slow to Lock, Open Possible Path to Treat Alzheimer’s

Drugs that stabilize amyloid fibril "frustration" block further aggregation and could provide a new method to prevent the progression of Alzheimer's.

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·August 16, 2021·2 min read

How Testosterone Works in the Brain

A new study is set to discover precisely which aspects of social behavior androgens regulate and how they do it.

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·May 20, 2021·3 min read

Worrying About Your Heart Increases Risk for Mental Health Disorders

Heart-focused anxiety raises the risk for developing other mental health disorders, a new study reports.

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·May 10, 2021·4 min read

Does Driving Wear You Out? You Might Be Experiencing ‘Accelerousal’

If you feel anxious while at the wheel, you are more likely to feel exhaustion when you arrive at your destination, a new study reports.

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·March 22, 2021·2 min read

Focusing on the Unhealthy Brain to Speed Drug Discovery

A new open-source tool-kit allows researchers to accelerate the discovery of drugs to treat a range of neurological disorders.

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·February 23, 2021·3 min read

Targeted Delivery of Highly Toxic Anti-Cancer Drug to Brain Tumors

Researchers have developed a Dp44mT nano-carrier that can directly target glioblastoma and other brain cancer cells.

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·September 9, 2020·4 min read

Older Women With Type 2 Diabetes Have Different Patterns of Blood Use in Their Brains

Older women with type 2 diabetes do not use as much oxygenated blood in their brains as those who do not have the disease. Findings demonstrate alterations in neural blood use are a primary reason for deficits in motor function experienced by those with diabetes.