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Neuroscience News & Research

Neuroscience News & Research

Psilocybin and Psychotherapy Relieve Treatment-Resistant Depression in Largest Clinical Trial to Date

The largest study to date testing the ability of the psychedelic compound psilocybin to treat a psychiatric disorder has shown that the mushroom-derived drug, delivered in combination with integrative psychotherapy sessions, significantly reduced participants’ depression as compared to a placebo after three weeks.

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Nine Paralysis Patients Walk Again Thanks to Newly Identified Neurons

A new study has identified nerve cells that are altered in response to a spinal cord stimulation technique proven to restore walking ability in people once thought to be permanently paralyzed.

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Bass Gets Us Grooving, Even if We Can’t Actually Hear It

Even DJs who barely register above a “Paris Hilton” on the mixing aptitude scale know that flooding the dancefloor with bass can get a crowd moving. A new study suggests that at least some of this groove-inducing effect is due to sounds that the human ear can’t even perceive.

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Mental Illness Not Behind Majority of School Shootings, Study Finds

Researchers analyzing the motivations behind mass school shootings have concluded that in the majority of cases severe mental illness wasn’t a contributing factor.

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Mental Illness Not Behind Majority of School Shootings, Study Finds

Researchers analyzing the motivations behind mass school shootings have concluded that in the majority of cases severe mental illness wasn’t a contributing factor.

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"Momentous" Breakthrough as Alzheimer’s Drug Modestly Slows Cognitive Decline

A new monoclonal antibody treatment can slow cognitive decline in people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, a study shows. The Eisai-developed drug, lecanemab, produced a small but robust effect.

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The FEDORA That May Increase Risk of Depression in Women

A small study examining both humans and mice has identified a gene regulator that may function as a controller of major depression specifically in females.

Metagenomics Maps How the Gut Microbiome Is Altered in Parkinson's Disease

Metagenomics analysis of the gut microbiomes of people with Parkinson's disease has revealed an overabundance of opportunistic pathogens and immunogenic compounds, which could contribute towards disease pathogenesis.

Why Rubbing a Sore Head Can Make it Feel Better

According to research, pain-responsive cells in the brain quiet down when these neurons also receive touch inputs, which could explain why pressing our temples to soothe an aching head brings some relief.

New Mechanism for Vision Loss Discovered Using Mini-Retinas

According to research, in age-related macular degeneration, visual cells may be mechanically transported out of the retina before they die.

Study Reveals How Ketamine "Switches" Activity in the Brain

A research team has described starkly different neuronal activity patterns in animals after they were administered ketamine.

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Data Reporting, Integrity and Compliance

In this article, we examine how analytical scientists can enhance their data sharing and reporting practices, leading to improvements in data integrity and an easier route to compliance within a regulated good manufacturing practice (GMP) environment.

International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM 2022

This article contains segments from five interviews with individuals currently working in STEM who identify as LGBTQIA+ to find out about their experiences, opinions and ideas to inspire the next generation.

Cryo-EM Research Is Changing the Way We Look at Neurodegenerative Diseases

This article takes a look at how cryo-electron microscopy is emerging as a critical tool in the structural analysis of tau filaments and how it is helping to advance tauopathy research.

Five Events You Don’t Want To Miss at Neuroscience 2022

After a three-year absence, the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) annual meeting returns to San Diego from November 12–16. With 10 conference tracks to choose from, getting your calendar in order beforehand is essential. To help you out, we’ve picked five events that should be near the top of your schedule.

Should #SciTwitter Migrate Elsewhere?

From tweets to toots – the online community #SciTwitter is considering a move from Twitter to an alternative online platform. In this article, we explore how Twitter has supported science communication and outreach over recent years, the motivations for migration and ask: where are you heading, #SciTwitter?

Single-Cell Analysis

The Race for Reproducible Data

Cell Signaling in the Brain

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Five Things You Should Know About Back Pain

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This Neuron Helps People Walk Again

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Why You Procrastinate Even When it Feels Bad

How To Build an Effective Protein Degrader

This guide highlights the four major stages of targeted protein degradation, the challenges at each step, and the questions you should ask yourself to ensure your final product will result in a complete protein degradation.

How To Address NGS Challenges

Download this guide to learn how to select the appropriate NGS method and sequencing platform, deal with samples of variable quality, and set up and manage the data analysis pipeline.

Fall in Love With Pipetting Again: Automated Liquid Handling

Download this guide to learn more about automated liquid handling solutions.

How To Ensure Data Integrity

Download this guide to discover how data integrity is fundamental to quality assurance, process development and production, and analytical development and quality control.

Eight Ways To Make Your Lab More Sustainable

Download this guide to discover tips on avoiding single-use plastics, managing your cold storage and conserving water and energy.

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Sequencing the Brain

Achieving Cost-Effective, High-Throughput Single Cell Multiomic Analysis

Clinical Applications of Cell Therapy

Spatial Transcriptomics: Understanding Gene Regulation in the Tissue Context

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