8 in 10 sufferers of binge eating disorders experienced trauma during childhood. Researchers discovered leptin is less effective in the lateral hypothalamus of those who suffered childhood trauma.
A growing body of evidence suggests psychedelics including psilocybin and LSD show promise in providing lasting relief from symptoms for those suffering some mental health disorders. Researchers found DOI, a similar drug to LSD, reduced negative behavioral responses following fear triggers in mouse models of anxiety.
A new NIH grant will allow Virginia Tech researchers to explore the mechanisms of social memory in the hippocampus.
Salient choice alone can have a powerful range of psychological effects, including the personal empowerment of an individual.
Virginia Tech researchers have been awarded a grant to study how a protein system impacts fear conditioning differences between males and females.
Specific neural learning processes are linked to symptoms of depression. Improvements in the learning processes were associated with overall improvements in depression symptoms.
Vulnerable children who received emotionally supportive and stimulating learning in the first five years of life had significant changes in brain structure during mid-life.
NapA, a protein associated with the peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi, plays an amplifying role in causing inflammation in Lyme disease associated arthritis.
Virginia Tech researchers have received a grant to deploy a new brain imaging technology called optically pumped magnetometry which can assist with studying the nuances of social interactions.
A new zebrafish model holds the potential for future studies of glioblastoma, an aggressive and lethal brain cancer.
Jet lag alters the microenvironment around cancerous tumor cells, making it more favorable for tumors to grow, and hinders the body's natural immune response.
Study reveals the important role astrocytes play in maintaining blood-brain barrier health.
