FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 8, 2021·4 min readPhysical Activity Jolts Brain Into Action in the Event of DepressionExercise has a two-fold effect on those with depression. Physical activity reduces symptoms of depression and increases the brain's ability to change, researchers report.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·August 8, 2021·3 min readVitamin D Reduces Need for Opioid Pain Relief in Cancer PatientsCancer patients with vitamin D deficiency under palliative care reported a decreased need for opioids to control pain and reduced symptoms of fatigue when given vitamin D supplementation.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 8, 2021·4 min read‘Triple Contagion’: How Fears Influence Coronavirus TransmissionA new mathematical model incorporates fear, both of infection and vaccination, to better understand how pandemics occur in multiple waves of infection, as we are witnessing with COVID-19.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 8, 2021·4 min readHow Dopamine Plays a Key Role in ConsciousnessStudy reveals how dopamine may have a central role in maintaining our consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 7, 2021·4 min readKids Set Free to Roam on Their Own Feel More Confident Navigating in AdulthoodChildren allowed to explore a distance beyond their home either alone or with friends are more confident and accomplished in navigational skills as adults, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 7, 2021·3 min readMiniature Brain Models Developed to Study the Causes of Alzheimer’s and Test Drugs in DevelopmentResearchers have developed a new brain organoid model to study the mechanistic causes of Alzheimer's disease and test dementia drugs currently in development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 7, 2021·4 min readNutritional Supplements Could Help Treat PTSDCombining two natural products that modulate the epigenome, researchers believe they have identified a feasible approach to reversing symptoms of PTSD in animal models that could be effective in humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 7, 2021·3 min readSwitching System Used in Information Processing and Memory RevealedA new system within the brain uses for information processing and memory storage has been discovered. The findings provide novel insight into how the brain functions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 6, 2021·5 min readNew Technique to Help Manage Mood Swings Within Bipolar DisorderDialectical behavior therapy (DBT) appears to be a feasible and acceptable therapy to help with mood regulation in those with bipolar disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 6, 2021·5 min readTo Do or Not to Do: Cracking the Code of MotivationStudy highlights the role dopamine receptors play in motivation and decision making.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 6, 2021·5 min readKey Hallmark of ALS ReversedResearchers reveal how proteins accumulate in the incorrect parts of brain cells in ALS, and demonstrate how it may be possible to reverse the accumulation.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 6, 2021·4 min readGene Targets of Stress Hormones in the Brain IdentifiedStudy reveals a link between corticosteroid receptors and genes associated with ciliary and neuroplasticity in the hippocampus, an area of the brain associated with stress response, learning, and memory.Read More