Neuroscience
- 100 Locations In Human Genome Associated With Schizophrenia
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Researchers have helped identify over 100 locations in the human genome associated with the risk of developing schizophrenia, in what is the largest genomic study published on any psychiatric disorder to date. The findings point to biological mechanisms a ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 22 2014 - 12:44am
- A New Cause For Mental Disease
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Astrocytes, the cells that make the background of the brain and support neurons, might be behind mental disorders such as depression and schizophrenia, according to new research by a Portuguese team from the ICVS at the University of Minho. The study, in ...
Article - Catarina Amorim - Jul 26 2014 - 11:17am
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Enzyme Linked To Autistic Behavior
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder that causes obsessive-compulsive and repetitive behaviors, and other behaviors on the autistic spectrum, as well as cognitive deficits. It is the most common inherited cause of mental impairment and linked to ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2014 - 12:00am
- Pheromones And Urine: Why It Takes Two To Court
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Researchers have identified the functions of two classes of pheromone receptors, and found pheromones crucial to triggering the mating process in mice. ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2014 - 9:36am
- Pavlov Would Be Proud: Teach The Brain To Feel Less Pain
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People can be conditioned to feel less pain when they hear a neutral sound, new research from the University of Luxembourg has found. This lends weight to the idea that we can learn to use mind-over-matter to beat pain. Scientists have known for many year ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2014 - 11:54am
- Astrocytes, The Brain's Lesser Known Cells, Get Some Cognitive Respect
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When something captures your interest, like this article, unique electrical rhythms called gamma oscillations sweep through your brain. These gamma oscillations reflect a symphony of cells—both excitatory and inhibitory—playing together in an orchestrated ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2014 - 4:09pm
- Addiction Sensitizes Brain's Reward and Motivation Centers. Mindfulness Writes New Neuropathways.
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Why do addicts seek their drug? Why can’t they stop? The 21 st century view is that an addict’s brain becomes literally hardwired to crave the drug. ...
Blog Post - Richard Taite - Jul 29 2014 - 11:12am
- Sugary Beverages In Adolescence Impair Memory
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Some critics go after sucrose, and some go after fructose, but new research at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) says it's all bad; daily consumption of beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup or s ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2014 - 9:00pm
- Mouse Models Of Autism Show Insular Cortex Alterations
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Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and by restricted and repetitive behaviors. Diagnosis is solely based on behavioral analysis, biological markers and neurological un ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 31 2014 - 2:52pm
- PPARgamma Receptor In The Brain May Curb Obesity
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A new study in The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) found that preventing weight gain, obesity, and ultimately diabetes could be as simple as keeping a nuclear receptor, PPARgamma, from being activated in a small part of the brain. When researchers ...
Article - News Staff - Aug 2 2014 - 10:30am
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