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Inflammation in the brain enhances the side-effects of hypnotic medication
biospectrumasia
March 07, 2019
For their study, the investigators first artificially stimulated GABAR in the brains of mice, using a sedative called pentobarbital.
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New treatment offers potentially promising results for the possibility of slowing, stopping, or even reversing Parkinson's disease
worldpharmanews
March 06, 2019
A pioneering clinical trials program that delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain offers hope that it may be possible to restore the cells damaged in Parkinson's disease.
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'Rock-a-Bye' You, for Better Sleep?
drugs
January 25, 2019
Like a baby, being rocked can help you sleep, but it might also improve your memory, new research suggests.Two studies, one in humans and the other in mice, report that being rocked has real benefits for sleep.....
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More Evidence Pot May Damage the Teen Brain
drugs
January 15, 2019
Smoking just a couple of joints may cause significant changes in a teenager's brain structure, a new study has found.Brain scans show that some adolescents who've tried marijuana just a couple of .....
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Mindfulness Can Help Tame Everyday Stress
drugs
January 02, 2019
Being in tune with the present moment -- called mindfulness -- can relieve stress and make you an actor rather than a reactor, a wellness expert says.....
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Being Bullied May Alter the Teen Brain
drugs
December 28, 2018
Teens who are often bullied may be left with shrinkage in key parts of their brain, increasing their risk for mental illness, European researchers report.....
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How Puzzles, Games Might Help Your Aging Brain
drugs
December 11, 2018
Those Sunday crossword puzzles may not prevent the aging brain from slowing down -- but they might protect it in a different way, a new study suggests....
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Scorpion venom could hold the key to breaching the blood-brain barrier
pharmaceutical-technology
November 26, 2018
The Peptides and Proteins Lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has published a paper in Chemical Communications describing the capacity of a small protein (a peptide) derived from chlorotoxin...
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Scorpion venom to shuttle drugs into the brain
worldpharmanews
November 17, 2018
The Peptides and Proteins lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has published a paper in Chemical Communications describing the capacity of a small molecule (peptide) derived from chlorotoxin, found in scorpion venom (Giant Yell
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Fluorescent marker to help guide surgeons remove brain tumours
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 06, 2018
Researchers have used a fluorescent marker to aid surgeons in locating high-grade brain tumour cells, enabling accurate and safe removal…