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Watching neurons in action
Our brain cells control every aspect of our lives —
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Stressed, toxic, zombie cells seen for 1st time in Alzheimer’s: Finding may apply to 20 brain diseases; drug tandem stops decline in old mice
A type of cellular stress known to be involved in
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‘It’s all in the eyes’: The role of the amygdala in the experience and perception of fear
Researchers have long believed that the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure
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Why do women get more migraines? Estrogen and other sex hormones may be responsible for the higher prevalence of migraine in women
Research published today reveals a potential mechanism for migraine causation
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Broad ‘genetic architectures’ of traits and diseases: Cognitive traits and psychiatric disorders stand apart, typically being influenced by tens of thousands of gene variants
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have
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Doctors reduced opioid prescriptions after learning a patient overdosed: When clinicians are given information about a patient’s overdose, they prescribe fewer powerful painkillers
Will clinicians become more careful in prescribing opioids if they
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New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
A new area in depression research suggests dysfunction in mitochondria
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Evolutionary changes in the human brain may have led to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
The same aspects of relatively recent evolutionary changes that make
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New discovery sheds light on proteins critical in mood and behavior disorders
Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) have found
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