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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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·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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·January 16, 2020·3 min read

Improved brain chip for precision treatment of brain cancer

A new brain chip allows multiple simultaneous drugs to be administered directly to glioblastoma brain cancer tumors.

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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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·December 1, 2017·5 min read

Mapping Brain Activity to Improve Prosthetic Design

Mapping brain activity of able body people traversing different terrains on a treadmill may lead to the development of better prosthetics, U of H researchers report.

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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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·February 6, 2019·3 min read

Nicotine Exposure During Pregnancy Alters Dopamine Neurons and Genes in Newborns

A new study reports chronic nicotine exposure during pregnancy alters the genetics and dopamine neurons of newborns. The findings could help researchers develop a possible cure for nicotine addiction.

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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.

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·June 11, 2019·4 min read

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

Findings allow for the development of an autonomously updating brain-machine interface, which is able to improve on its own by learning about its subject without additional programming. The system could help develop new robotic prosthetics, which can perform more naturally.

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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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·August 28, 2019·3 min read

The role of a single molecule in obesity

A molecule called 27HC directly affects white adipose tissue and increases body fat, even if you eat a healthy diet.

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·February 8, 2023·4 min read

Video Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive Abilities

Regardless of the game type or length of time a child plays a video game, there is no correlation with a decline in cognitive ability, a new study reports.

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University of Houston

Focusing on the Unhealthy Brain to Speed Drug Discovery

How Testosterone Works in the Brain

Improved brain chip for precision treatment of brain cancer

Mapping Brain Activity to Improve Prosthetic Design

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

Nicotine Exposure During Pregnancy Alters Dopamine Neurons and Genes in Newborns

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

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

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

The role of a single molecule in obesity

Video Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive Abilities

Inhale, Exhale, Remember: Uncovering the Breath-Memory Connection

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The DNA of Decision-Making

GPS of the Brain: Marmoset Gaze Reveals New Insights into Spatial Navigation

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