It is known that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions of the body. The cerebellum, a
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How head injuries lead to serious brain diseases
UCLA biologists have discovered how head injuries adversely affect individual cells and genes that can lead to serious brain disorders.
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Opioid overdose reversal products chemically stable past expiration date, study indicates: Extended shelf-life has potential for stockpiles and communities
A widely used naloxone nasal spray (NNS) and naloxone injection (NIJ), otherwise known as Narcan® and Evzio®, which are administered
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The smell of lavender is relaxing, science confirms
Lavender works its relaxing magic all around us: from garden borders to bath bombs to fabric softener. But why not
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Prenatal exposure to cannabis impacts sociability of male offspring only
Taking cannabinoids during pregnancy can cause behavioural and neuronal deficits in adult male offspring, while females remain unaffected, says new
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Great minds may think alike, but all minds look alike
The brain is a complex network containing many billions of neurons. Each neuron is connected to thousands of others via
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How axons change chemical cues to mechanical force
While today’s technology is growing increasingly wireless, nature’s greatest technology, the human brain, still depends on neurons being directly connected
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Neural inflammation plays critical role in stress-induced depression
A group of Japanese researchers has discovered that neural inflammation caused by our innate immune system plays an unexpectedly important
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Consciousness is partly preserved during general anesthesia
When people are administered an anaesthetic, they seem to lose consciousness — or at least they stop reacting to their
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Freedom from fear: Dopamine’s role in unlearning fearful associations
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a circuit in the brain that is necessary for unlearning
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