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Special K: Leader of the Antidepressants Revolution

Special K: Leader of the Antidepressants Revolution

Arash Fereydooni February 2, 2013 0

Ketamine may become a new revolutionary medicine for the treatment of depression due to its ability to restore and promote synapse connections

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Natural Birth Induces Protein Linked to Brain Development

Natural Birth Induces Protein Linked to Brain Development

Alyssa Picard October 31, 2012 0

Professor Tamas Horvath and his research team have found that natural birth stimulates production of a protein that helps neurons, especially those involved in memory, form connections

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On The Road to Attenuating Neuropathic Pain

On The Road to Attenuating Neuropathic Pain

Mahbuba Tusty October 31, 2012 0

Omar Samad and Dr. Stephen Waxman have developed a potential method to treat neuropathic pain by reducing the production of a specific sodium channel

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Smirnoff “Mice”: Protein Expression Linked to Alcoholism Propensity in Mus musculus

Smirnoff “Mice”: Protein Expression Linked to Alcoholism Propensity in Mus musculus

Jason Young October 31, 2012 0

Yale Professor Jane Taylor and graduate student Jacqueline Barker have identified a protein that is related to risk of alcoholism-like behavior in mice

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Staying in Touch

Staying in Touch

Fabian Ortega March 14, 2012 0

DePauw University Professor Matthew Hertenstein conducted a study on how tactile communication, such as a pat on the back or a high-five, can communicate a wide range of emotions, sometimes more accurately than words

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The Mechanisms and Perception of Itch

The Mechanisms and Perception of Itch

Jenny Mei May 13, 2011 1

Dr. Robert LaMotte’s Laboratory at the Yale School of Medicine studies the perception and mechanisms of itch in an effort to derive better treatments for chronic itch.

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The Neural Basis of Olfaction

The Neural Basis of Olfaction

Sunny Kumar May 13, 2011 1

Exciting new research at Yale’s Greer Lab has revealed a population of olfactory stem cells and has begun to unravel the complex mechanisms behind the development and regeneration of the olfactory system neurons

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Your Brain on Food

Your Brain on Food

Jonathan Liang May 12, 2011 0

In several regions of the brain, researchers are discovering new complexities in the ways in which our diet affects our minds and bodies

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Behind the Power to be Limitless

Behind the Power to be Limitless

Liya Lomsadze May 12, 2011 5

The new movie “Limitless” brings up the age-old question: how much of our brain can we access

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Can Laughter be Therapeutic?

Can Laughter be Therapeutic?

Kaitlin McLean May 12, 2011 0

Neuroscientific research is revealing the ways in which laughter may really be an effective medicine

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