Tag Archives: Brain

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 17, 2020 In their article published in Frontiers of physics, Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna) and Alberto Feletti (neurosurgeon at the University of Verona) studied the similarities between two of the most challenging and complex systems in nature: the cosmic network …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 17, 2020 Deep inside the brain, a small almond-shaped region called the amygdala plays a vital role in how we exhibit emotions, behavior and motivation. Understandably, it is also heavily implicated in alcohol abuse, making it a long-time target of Marisa Roberto, Ph.D., professor …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 16, 2020 Researchers from the Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado found that many pregnant black American women have low levels of choline, an essential nutrient that aids prenatal brain development. The stress caused by institutional racism can play a role. The …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 16, 2020 The fish oil-based drug known as omega-3 carboxylic acids or omega-3 CAs did not decrease the risk of cardiac events compared to a placebo, according to recent research presented today at the American Heart Association’s 2020 scientific sessions. The meeting will be …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 16, 2020 Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. Still incurable, it directly affects nearly one million people in Europe and indirectly millions of family members and society as a whole. In recent years, the scientific community has suspected that the gut …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 In many neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, protein aggregates form in the brain and are assumed to contribute to neuronal cell death. Yet there is a cellular defense mechanism that counteracts these aggregates, known as amyloid fibrils, and can even dissolve the …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 Both of Andrew Kiselica’s grandparents developed dementia when he was in graduate school. While Kiselica was undergoing training in neuropsychology at graduate school, she saw her mother’s father become unable to walk or speak due to severe dementia. The University of Missouri …

[ad_1] November 11, 2020 Stress is a major cause of relapse after people quit smoking. Worrying situations, such as money or relationship problems, can affect the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, leading former smokers to take a cigarette. Now, the researchers who report ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science found …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 “I have been working in this field for over 10 years and have not seen anything like it.” New research from the University of Michigan shows that a new synthetic protein nanoparticle that can slip past the nearly impermeable blood-brain barrier in …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 St Petersburg University researchers, led by Professor Raul R. Gainetdinov, director of the Translational Biomedicine Institute and Academic Supervisor of St Petersburg University Hospital, have found a new role for the recently discovered neurotransmitter system that uses the trace amine associated receptor …