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·July 28, 2017·5 min read

Sugar is Not So Sweet For Mental Health

A new Scientific Reports study sheds light on the link between high sugar intake and an increased risk of developing common mental disorders in men. Researchers also found mood disorders did not increase desire to consume higher sugar content foods or drinks.

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·July 27, 2017·3 min read

Lab-Created Mini-Brains Reveal How Growing Organ Maintains Neuronal Balance

Researchers used hPSCs to grow an organoid that produces inhibitory neurons and plays a critical role in the early development of the cortex.

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·July 18, 2017·4 min read

Potential New Path For PTSD Treatment

A recent study in PNAS implicates alterations in the brain's glutamate signaling in people with PTSD. Neuroimaging revealed increased levels of mGluR5 in those with post traumatic stress disorder. Researchers report drugs that can reduce mGluR5 function could help reduce fear, stress and other symptoms of PTSD.

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·July 6, 2017·3 min read

Drug Restores Cells and Memories in Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study

A new drug has proven effective at restoring memories and neural connections in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The new drug was originally developed as a treatment for Schizophrenia. While the drug does not destroy amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer's, it does allow the plaques to co-exist with neurons.

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·June 6, 2017·3 min read

Tourette Like Tics Vanish With Histamine: Mouse Study

Histamines may help to reduce tics associated with Tourette syndrome, a new mouse study finds.

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·May 26, 2017·2 min read

Optic Probes Shed Light on Binge Eating

Optogenetically activating neurons in an area of the brain not previously associated with feeding can produce binge eating behavior, researchers report.

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·May 9, 2017·2 min read

Key Pathway in Inflammation and Aging Identified

Findings provide insight into key processes of inflammation and could also have implications for treating neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report.

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·March 2, 2017·4 min read

Ketamine Eases Severe Depression, But Questions of Dosage and Duration Remain

A new study reports research into the term of use of ketamine to treat depression is limited.

Autism Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 27, 2017·3 min read

Autism Risk Genes Linked to Evolving Brain

According to researchers, genes linked to autism may have been positively selected during human evolution as they contribute to enhanced cognition.

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·February 23, 2017·3 min read

Fructose is Generated in the Human Brain

Researchers report the brain is able to convert glucose into fructose.

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·February 2, 2017·4 min read

Brain Circuits May Reveal Which Young People Are Likely to Commit Suicide

Researchers find significant differences in the brains of teens with bipolar disorder that attempt to take their lives over those with the disorder who have never attempted suicide.