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Researchers uncover novel neurotransmitter system in the brain

Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit signals between neurons or from neurons to other cells. They interact with specific receptors found in the brain of humans and animals, controlling a variety of biological processes, e.g. fear, anger, pleasure, memory, energy, appetite and sleep.

5 Mar 2020

Community Treatment Orders associated with increased readmission risk and longer hospital stay

In the first large, observational study with a control group in England and Wales, research funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre has found that Community Treatment Orders are associated with an increased risk of readmission as well as increased time spent in psychiatric hospitals, contrary to results from previous uncontrolled studies.

5 Mar 2020

Norwegian national center receives NOK 22.5 million for the fight against Alzheimer's disease

The Foundation Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen has donated NOK 22.5 million to a Norwegian national center for the fight against Alzheimer's disease. The grant was made public on 26 February.

5 Mar 2020

Eye movements play functional role in memory retrieval, study shows

In a recent study, scientists at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute (RRI) found that research participants moved their eyes to determine whether they had seen an image before, and that their eye movement patterns could predict mistakes in memory.

5 Mar 2020

Researchers identify mechanism that explains why women experience more pain than men

Imagine taking a pill to control your pain and, instead, the medication actually increases the pain you feel.

5 Mar 2020

High blood pressure in young adulthood linked to declines in cognitive function and gait in midlife

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects everything from your arteries to your kidneys, from eyesight to sexual function.

4 Mar 2020

Scientists explore link between fruit consumption during pregnancy and infant cognition

You may have heard of a 2016 study linking cognitive enhancement in babies with eating more fruit during pregnancy. But how strong is that link? That's the question scientists at the University of Alberta asked as they set out to verify the findings in a new study.

4 Mar 2020

Cesarean delivery has little impact on development of childhood allergic diseases

A cesarean birth had little impact on whether a child would go onto develop allergies, a new study led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has shown.

4 Mar 2020

Study provides new insight on neural processes behind our desire for revenge

New insight on the neural processes that drive a desire for revenge during conflict between groups has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.

3 Mar 2020

Boosting energy levels within damaged nerve fibers may promote axonal regeneration

Each year, thousands of people in the United States experience a spinal cord injury, damaging the system of nerves that the brain and body use to communicate.

3 Mar 2020

Study reveals the mechanisms in our brains that lead to satiety after a meal

You just finished a good meal and are feeling full? Researchers from the CNRS, Inrae, University of Burgundy, Université de Paris, Inserm, and University of Luxembourg have just revealed the mechanisms in our brains that lead to this state.

3 Mar 2020

Optimizing the use of oxytocin to help people overcome social difficulties

Oxytocin is known for its role in childbirth and breastfeeding and it has also been shown to have a wider application in the development and regulation of social behavior in many species.

3 Mar 2020

Visceral fat gives signal to the brain that damages cognition

Excessive weight around our middle gives our brain's resident immune cells heavy exposure to a signal that turns them against us, setting in motion a crescendo of inflammation that damages cognition, scientists say.

3 Mar 2020

A protein critical for wound healing and neural repair following spinal cord injury identified

Plexin-B2, an axon guidance protein in the central nervous system (CNS), plays an important role in wound healing and neural repair following spinal cord injury (SCI), according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published today in Nature Neuroscience. T

2 Mar 2020

Alzheimer's could be detected early using a blood test

Researchers from the ARTFL-LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD) research consortium, have reported that a blood test could soon be an important diagnostic tool in detecting the abnormal proteins deposits in the brain that lead to the progressive and debilitating condition of Alzheimer's disease. The study titled, "Diagnostic value of plasma phosphorylated tau181 in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration," was published in today's issue of the journal Nature Medicine.

2 Mar 2020

Study reports advance in blood test to detect accumulation of Alzheimer's protein in the brain

Researchers report an advance in the development of a blood test that could help detect pathological Alzheimer's disease in people who are showing signs of dementia.

2 Mar 2020

Study reveals the neural basis of sensory hypersensitivity in people with autism

Many people with autism spectrum disorders are highly sensitive to light, noise, and other sensory input. A new study in mice reveals a neural circuit that appears to underlie this hypersensitivity, offering a possible strategy for developing new treatments.

2 Mar 2020

Neuroscience News and Research

Researchers uncover novel neurotransmitter system in the brain

Community Treatment Orders associated with increased readmission risk and longer hospital stay

Norwegian national center receives NOK 22.5 million for the fight against Alzheimer's disease

Eye movements play functional role in memory retrieval, study shows

Researchers identify mechanism that explains why women experience more pain than men

High blood pressure in young adulthood linked to declines in cognitive function and gait in midlife

Scientists explore link between fruit consumption during pregnancy and infant cognition

Cesarean delivery has little impact on development of childhood allergic diseases

Study provides new insight on neural processes behind our desire for revenge

Boosting energy levels within damaged nerve fibers may promote axonal regeneration

Study reveals the mechanisms in our brains that lead to satiety after a meal

Optimizing the use of oxytocin to help people overcome social difficulties

Visceral fat gives signal to the brain that damages cognition

A protein critical for wound healing and neural repair following spinal cord injury identified

Alzheimer's could be detected early using a blood test

Study reports advance in blood test to detect accumulation of Alzheimer's protein in the brain

Study reveals the neural basis of sensory hypersensitivity in people with autism

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