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Trauma Impacts the Metabolism in Ways That Can Be Inherited, New Study Shows
How are signals triggered by traumatic events embedded in germ cells? A new study by Professor Isabelle Mansuy proposes a biological mechanism.
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Poor Blood Flow Linked to Alzheimer's Symptom
A new Alzheimer's study found that impaired blood flow in the brain is correlated with the buildup of tau tangles, a hallmark indicator of cognitive decline.
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Study Weighs Up Efficacy of Chronic Pain Medications
More than 20 million people in the U.S. suffer neuropathic pain. At least 25% of those cases are classified as unexplained and considered cryptogenic sensory polyneuropathy (CSPN). There is no information to guide a physician's drug choices to treat CSPN, but a researcher from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care led a first-of-its-kind prospective comparative effectiveness study.
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After Cocaine Use, Astrocytes Build New Brain Connections
Researchers have tried to understand the formation of these memories in hopes of finding ways to disrupt them as a potential treatment for substance use disorder (SUD). A new study shows that cocaine use in mice leads to the formation of synapses by an unexpected architect: a type of cell called astrocytes.
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Addressing Micronutrient Malnutrition With Plant Genetic Engineering
In a new Perspective article, an international team of scientists, involving the University of Göttingen, explains how plant genetic engineering can help to sustainably address micronutrient malnutrition.
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Is the "Social Brain" a Separate System?
A team of researchers has found that during group problem solving, the components of the social brain are co-activated, but they do not increase their coupling during cooperation as would be suggested for a holistic network.
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Hippocampal "Mossy Cells" Regulate How the Brain Remembers New Environments
Researchers have have uncovered a new keystone in the formation of memories. In their study, they investigated a signaling path in the hippocampus area of the brain and showed how it controls making new memories about experiencing new environments.
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New Test Can Target and Capture Most Lethal Cells in Fatal Brain Cancer
A laboratory test developed by a research team led by Johns Hopkins University bioengineers can accurately pinpoint, capture and analyze the deadliest cells in the most common and aggressive brain cancer in adults.
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Nerves That Sense Touch May Be Altered in Autism
Autism is considered a disorder of the brain. But a new study suggests that the peripheral nervous system, the nerves that control our sense of touch, pain and other sensations, may play a role as well.
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Sitting Might Not Always Be Bad for Your Brain
A new study of older adults from Colorado State University suggests that some sedentariness isn't all bad, so long as basic physical activity benchmarks are being met.
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