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Abstract digital artwork of a geometric human figure surrounded by cosmic clouds, symbolizing the dissociative and mind-altering effects of ketamine.

Stabilized, Not Shut Down: What Ketamine Really Does to the Brain

3D illustration of a human brain highlighting central regions associated with ADHD, including the prefrontal cortex and brainstem.

How ADHD and Obesity Are Linked – And Why City Living Might Help

Drug capsules and pills lie on a target, illustrating drug targets.

Cellular Pathways in Alzheimer's Disease Reveal Drug Targets

Machine Learning Helps Identify Patients at Risk of Postpartum Depression

Understanding How the Brain Learns Emotions Through Inference

Key Proteins Reveal How Synapses Mature and Function

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Researchers Reverse Fragile X Syndrome Symptoms in Adult Mice

Picower Institute neuroscientists use single dose of experimental drug; could prove promising for treatment of autism symptoms.

Human Brain Research Made Easier by Database

Researchers will be able to access samples from more than 7,000 donated human brains to help study major brain diseases, thanks to a new on-line database, launched by the MRC.

New Nanomedicine Resolves Inflammation, Promotes Tissue Healing

A multicenter team of researchers has developed biodegradable nanoparticles that are capable of delivering inflammation-resolving drugs to sites of tissue injury.

Breaking Down the Parkinson’s Pathway

New study is first to analyze how affected brain cells respond during different behavioral tasks.

Improper Protein Digestion in Neurons Identified as a Cause of Familial Parkinson’s

Researchers at CUMC and others have discovered how the most common genetic mutations in familial Parkinson’s disease damage brain cells.

Study Confirms No Transmission of Alzheimer's Proteins between Humans

No evidence to show that proteins can spread around within the brain or between animals and humans.

A Better Way to Culture Central Nervous Cells

A protein associated with neuron damage in Alzheimer's patients provides a superior scaffold for growing central nervous system cells in the lab.

First Stroke Patients in Florida Treated in UM Stem Cell Trial

The first two stroke patients have been enrolled in a phase 2 clinical trial of a revolutionary new treatment for ischemic stroke.

New Gene Sequencer Boosts Research at UC

New equipment at UC Santa Barbara is helping the university to do what it does best -- collaborate across disciplines.

Three-Photon Microscopy Improves Biological Imaging

Scientists may be a step closer to cracking one of the world's most compelling mysteries: the impossible complexity of the brain and its billions of neurons.

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