[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 …
Read More »Targeting TAAR5 may provide a new treatment opportunity for neurodegenerative disorders
[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 …
Read More »Next Generation 2D Computer Chip: Does It Work Like a Neuron?
[ad_1] EPFL engineers have invented a new computer chip that can store and process data within a single circuit, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature. Composed of a 2D material known as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), the next-generation computer chip opens the door to energy-efficient electronics on …
Read More »Scientists use gene therapy to regenerate damaged optic nerve fibers
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 5, 2020 Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibers in the eye, in a discovery that could help develop new treatments for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Axons – nerve fibers – in the adult central nervous system (CNS) …
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