Posts Tagged ‘brain and cognitive health’
Dual-drug therapy shows promise for treating alcohol use disorder
Researchers have devised a dual-drug therapy for alcohol use disorder without the side effects or complications associated with current treatment regimens. …
Read Full ArticleDiscovery points to ketamine’s long-term antidepressant effects
Study identifies a molecular mechanism critical to the long-term antidepressant effects of ketamine. …
Read Full Article3D ‘assembloid’ model shows how SARS-CoV-2 infects brain cells
A 3D assembloid model demonstrates a potential route of entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the human brain. …
Read Full ArticleSpeech decoding neuroprosthesis restores words to man with paralysis
A speech decoding neuroprosthesis has enabled a paralyzed man to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to the vocal tract directly into words that appear as text on a screen. …
Read Full ArticleSpecies of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys
A new study found that in infant boys a higher abundance of the gut bacteria Bacteroidetes at one year of age was associated with more advanced cognition and language skills one year later. …
Read Full ArticleCombining an isoflavone-rich diet and a healthy microbiome may protect against multiple sclerosis
The metabolism of plant isoflavones by specific gut bacteria, which are lacking in patients with multiple sclerosis, may provide protection against the disease. …
Read Full ArticleSporadic Parkinson’s disease caused by mitochondria malfunction
Study shows the most common form of Parkinson’s disease is caused by blockage of a pathway that regulates the nerve cell’s powerhouse, the mitochondria. …
Read Full ArticleLymph node-like structures discovered in brain cancer patients can help fight tumors
Researchers have discovered lymph node-like structures close to the tumor in brain cancer patients, where immune cells can be activated to attack the tumor. …
Read Full ArticlePsychedelic spurs growth of neural connections lost in depression
A single dose of the naturally occurring psychedelic compound psilocybin prompted an immediate and long-lasting increase in neural connections in mice …
Read Full ArticleKey role of astrocytes in cognitive development
Researchers have uncovered a crucial role of astrocytes in postnatal brain development. …
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