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How the Brain Detects Inflammation

How does the brain adapt our behavior in response to an infection or injury? Scientists have revealed the existence of a circuit involved in sensing and regulating the anti-inflammatory response orchestrated by different brain regions.
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Beating Your Running PB May Be Down to Your Genetics

Researchers discovered less than 31% of people have the unique makeup to make the most of training.
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Psilocybin Is Safe to Give to Anorexic Patients, Trial Finds

Researchers gave the ‘magic mushroom’ drug to ten participants with anorexia, who then received follow-up psychological support.
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Molecular Disorder Behind ALS Revealed

Researchers have shown that hundreds of proteins and mRNA molecules are found in the wrong place in nerve cells affected by motor neurone disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Cell Mechanisms by Which Lactate Helps our Brains Develop Revealed

Scientists at Tohoku University have discovered the critical role that lactate plays in helping neural stem cells develop into specialized neurons, a process dubbed neuronal differentiation.
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Early-Stage Study Explores Use of Antidepressant To Treat Chronic Pain

Researchers used experimental models to explore the cellular actions of the antidepressant tianeptine and provide insight into developing more effective and safer treatments for neuropathic pain conditions.
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Navigation Neurons That Keep the Brain on Track Identified

Researchers have identified a specific group of neurons in a brain region involved in navigation that undergo bursts of activity when mice running a maze veer off course and correct their error.
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Excess TV in Childhood Associated With Metabolic Syndromes in Adulthood

A University of Otago study has added weight to the evidence that watching too much television as a child can lead to poor health in adulthood.
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Gene May Contribute to Higher Severity of Strokes in Black Americans

In a new study, University of Utah Health researchers have shown that a particular version of a gene may contribute to the higher severity of stroke seen among Black Americans.
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Majority of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment Still Drive

According to research, the majority of older adults with cognitive impairment are still driving, despite concerns raised by caregivers and others.
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