Researchers uncover genetic link between autism spectrum disorder and myotonic dystrophy type 1
Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Las Vegas Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a genetic link ...
Tag: Neuroscience
Probiotics improve emotional state in healthy adults, study finds
Daily mood reports reveal what traditional questionnaires miss — probiotics may lift negative emotions in healthy people, opening new avenues ...
New imaging method captures cells in 3D within whole organs
While medical centers use ultrasound daily, so far this technology is not capable of observing body tissues at the scale ...
Discovery provides crucial molecular targets for future obesity treatments
The pleasure we get from eating junk food - the dopamine rush from crunching down on salty, greasy French fries ...
Targeting brain’s waste removal system may help combat cognitive decline
As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could ...
Brain dynamics during male sexual behavior revealed
To uncover what drives sexual behavior in animals, researchers studied the brain activity of male mice throughout the series of ...
Study links excessive screen time to psychological distress in adolescents
Adolescents who spend more than three hours a day engaged in sedentary behaviors – including playing video games, reading for ...
Direct connection found between memory and sensory processing centers in brain
A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar ...
Gut microbes may hold the key to easing anxiety
Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience ...
New insights into PTSD's genetic architecture unveiled by Dr. Kerry Ressler
In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview, Dr. Kerry Ressler, Chief Scientific Officer at McLean Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry at ...