New target for treating alcoholism
Credit: Kononoff et al., eNeuro (2018) Activation of a receptor with no known function in the brain reduces excessive alcohol use and the pain of...
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Mind over matter: Amygdala circuit counteracts pain-driven emotion
Credit: Cai et al., JNeurosci (2018) Two pathways in the brain converging at the amygdala regulate the anxiety and depression that often accompanies chronic pain,...
Nicotine alters neurotransmission in habit-forming brain region
Credit: Licheri et al., JNeurosci (2018) A study of rat brain slices published in JNeurosci demonstrates how nicotine interacts with cells that regulate the output...
Pain relief at a lower opioid dose
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that activating nerve cell receptors along two chemical pathways -- one that has previously been linked...
Exposure to air pollution in pregnancy does not increase symptoms of attention-deficit
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may not be associated with an increased risk of attention-deficit and hyperactivity symptoms in children aged 3 to 10...
Hearing-related problems common among preschool teachers
Credit: University of Gothenburg Seven out of ten female preschool teachers suffer from sound-induced auditory fatigue, one out of two has difficulty understanding speech and...
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A systematic approach
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A systematic approach (edited by Dr. Syuichi Koarada) comprehensively covers each aspect of the pathology, diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The text...
Cranium of a four-million-year-old hominin shows similarities to that of modern humans
Credit: Wits University A cranium of a four-million-year-old fossil, that, in 1995 was described as the oldest evidence of human evolution in South Africa, has...
‘Embattled’ breast cancer drugs could be revived by UCSF discovery
More than 60 percent of breast cancer cases involve defects in the same biochemical chain of events within cancer cells-- known as the PI3 kinase...
Are gestational age at birth and symptoms of ADHD associated?
Bottom Line: Early premature birth at less than 34 weeks was associated with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preschool-age children and inattention symptoms in...
A new tactic for starving tumors
Credit: Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics at The Rockefeller University A tumor's goal is simple: to grow, grow, grow, by making more cancer cells....
Immune profile for successful cancer immunotherapy discovered
In a new study published online June 25, 2018 in Nature Medicine, UC San Francisco researchers have identified a key biological pathway in human cancer...
Men’s testosterone levels largely determined by where they grow up
Men's testosterone levels are largely determined by their environment during childhood, according to new research. The Durham University-led study suggests that men who grow up...
Cholera spread tracked at household level
For the first time, the transmission of cholera has been tracked at the household level across Dhaka, Bangladesh, a city with a 'hyper-endemic' level of...
Gut bacteria markers could be a ‘smoking gun’ for liver disease
Chemical compounds produced by the bacteria in our gut could be used to spot the early stages of liver disease, according to new research. The...
