American researchers at the Scripps Research Institute (SRI) are on their way to creating new drugs for fighting alcoholism. The chemicals rely on an innate anti-stress peptide that is produced inside the brain.
The group says that the molecule was recently analyzed in animal studies, and revealed to be capable of r... |
12 December 2011
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One of the most interesting symptoms associated with depression is called anhedonia, and its presence means that those affected are unable to experience pleasure. When it affects teen patients, the condition is caused by diminished levels of the neurotransmitter γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA).
In a new study con... |
10 October 2011
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A group of American investigators announces the creation of a new method for tracking GABA neurons in the human brain. Thus far, identifying these neural populations in a comprehensive manner has been nearly impossible in living creatures. GABA neurons are important because they have the ability to release a potent n... |
22 September 2011
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Scientists at an American university believe they may have found the reason why some people tend to find it so difficult to get stuff off their minds when they want to relax.The team that conducted the research believes that the human brain may need too much energy to do so, the equivalent to catching a truck rolling... |
28 September 2010
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Researchers have recently finished one of the first studies ever to look at the relationships between brain chemical concentrations and symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The experts, based at the University of California in Davis (UCD), published their results in the March 10 online issue of the respected scien... |
11 March 2010
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According to the results of a new scientific study, published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), each human brain “sings” on a different frequency, somewhere in the 40-to-70 hertz (Hz) range. The tune is determined by the oscillation speed... |
20 May 2009
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