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Exposure to high omega-6/low omega-3 diet promotes neuron growth in fetus brain during pregnancy

Pregnant mice fed a diet high in omega-6 fats and low in omega-3 fats produce offspring that go on to exhibit "hedonic"—pleasurable but excessive—levels of consumption of hyper-caloric diets, according to researchers at Hiroshima University

4 Sep 2020

14 existing drugs identified as SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors

Now, a new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv in August 2020 reports on the identification of 14 compounds that can inhibit the key viral enzyme called the Main Protease (MPro) at micromolar concentrations.

1 Sep 2020

Potential link to brain inflammation may explain the connection between MS and fatigue

Up to 60 percent of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) report that fatigue is the disease's most debilitating symptom.

27 Aug 2020

Neurophysiologists reversibly disable a connection between two brain areas of primates

For the first time ever, neurophysiologists of KU Leuven, Harvard and the University of Kyoto have succeeded in reversibly disabling a connection between two areas in the brains of primates while they were performing cognitive tasks, or while their entire brain activity was being monitored.

25 Aug 2020

Study reveals a promising treatment for Parkinson's disease

Scientists at the University Bath in the UK have discovered a series of protein structures that are thought to be highly relevant to the onset of Parkinson's disease.

20 Aug 2020

Switching off 'master regulator' may protect critical brain cells from Parkinson's-related damage

Switching off a molecular "master regulator" may protect the brain from inflammatory damage and neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease, reports a study published today in Nature Neuroscience.

17 Aug 2020

Cyborg technology: Researchers take new step toward integrating electronics with the body

Although true "cyborgs" - part human, part robotic beings - are science fiction, researchers are taking steps toward integrating electronics with the body.

17 Aug 2020

Acupuncture can tame cytokine storm in mice with systemic inflammation

A team of researchers led by neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School has successfully used acupuncture to tame cytokine storm in mice with systemic inflammation.

12 Aug 2020

Zebrafish study shows individual differences in brain activity

Personality varies widely. There are bold and reserved individuals, who behave very differently when faced with the same environmental stimulus.

10 Aug 2020

Highly sensitive dopamine detector can aid in early diagnosis of several disorders

A supersensitive dopamine detector can help in the early diagnosis of several disorders that result in too much or too little dopamine, according to a group led by Penn State and including Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and universities in China and Japan.

7 Aug 2020

Sweet-taste perception changes from childhood to adulthood

Compared with adults, children and adolescents are less sensitive to the sweet taste and need 40% more sucrose in a solution for them to detect the taste of sugar, a new study found.

3 Aug 2020

15 young scientists receive Damon Runyon Fellowship Award to pursue cancer research

Grants totaling nearly $3.5 million give early career investigators independence to pursue brave and bold cancer research.

31 Jul 2020

Botox injections can reduce depression, shows study

Botox, a medication derived from a bacterial toxin, is commonly injected to ease wrinkles, migraines, muscle spasms, excessive sweating and incontinence.

30 Jul 2020

Leftover fermented barley may reduce animals’ stress, improve pork quality

Tastier pork comes from pigs that eat the barley left over after making the Japanese liquor shochu. A team of professional brewers and academic farmers state that nutrients in the leftover fermented barley may reduce the animals' stress, resulting in better tasting sirloin and fillets.

21 Jul 2020

Dopaminergic neurones behave differently in different animals, shows study

Animals have an innate preference for certain scents and tastes. Attractive scents are linked to things like good food.

16 Jul 2020

Dopamine therapy improves cognitive function in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's

A study supported by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation and published today in JAMA Network Open provides the first evidence that rotigotine, a drug that acts on dopamine transmission in the brain, improves cognitive function in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.

15 Jul 2020

Study sheds new light on neurobiological processes that control drug-related adaptations

The lab of Jeremy Day, Ph.D., at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has used single-nucleus RNA sequencing approaches to compare transcriptional responses to acute cocaine in 16 unique cell populations from a portion of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, or NAc.

10 Jul 2020

Dopamine neurons regulate the internal decision-making process

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana must choose his grail "wisely", as a poor choice spells instant death.

7 Jul 2020

Study may help develop better treatment strategies for cannabis dependence

Researchers at Center for BrainHealth, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, recently examined underlying brain networks in long-term cannabis users to identify patterns of brain connectivity when the users crave or have a desire to consume cannabis.

2 Jul 2020

Parkinson's disease breakthrough seen in mouse model

Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found a way to create new neurons in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. The severely debilitating and progressive neurodegenerative disease, as of now, has no cure, and this breakthrough could help hundreds of thousands of patients with the condition feel experts.

25 Jun 2020

Dopamine News and Research

Latest Dopamine News and Research

Exposure to high omega-6/low omega-3 diet promotes neuron growth in fetus brain during pregnancy

14 existing drugs identified as SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors

Potential link to brain inflammation may explain the connection between MS and fatigue

Neurophysiologists reversibly disable a connection between two brain areas of primates

Study reveals a promising treatment for Parkinson's disease

Switching off 'master regulator' may protect critical brain cells from Parkinson's-related damage

Cyborg technology: Researchers take new step toward integrating electronics with the body

Acupuncture can tame cytokine storm in mice with systemic inflammation

Zebrafish study shows individual differences in brain activity

Highly sensitive dopamine detector can aid in early diagnosis of several disorders

Sweet-taste perception changes from childhood to adulthood

15 young scientists receive Damon Runyon Fellowship Award to pursue cancer research

Botox injections can reduce depression, shows study

Leftover fermented barley may reduce animals’ stress, improve pork quality

Dopaminergic neurones behave differently in different animals, shows study

Dopamine therapy improves cognitive function in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's

Study sheds new light on neurobiological processes that control drug-related adaptations

Dopamine neurons regulate the internal decision-making process

Study may help develop better treatment strategies for cannabis dependence

Parkinson's disease breakthrough seen in mouse model

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