Public Attitudes Toward Genome-Edited Food
Summary: Public acceptance of CRISPR and other genome-editing methods in agriculture depends strongly on purpose and species. People are more accepting when…
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Could Scientists Soon Cure Parkinson’s Disease?
Summary: Researchers at the University of Bath have refined a peptide molecule that shows promise for preventing Parkinson’s disease. Source: University of…
Prior Neurological or Psychiatric Disorders Raise Future Risk
Summary: People living with a neurological or mental health condition face a higher risk of developing a second, related disorder later in…
How the Serotonin 5-HT2C Receptor Affects Memory
Summary: Researchers have identified the serotonin 2C receptor in the brain as a key regulator of memory in both humans and animal…
Eye Exams May Detect Alzheimer’s Decades Before Symptoms
Summary: Routine eye exams may one day help detect Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias years before cognitive symptoms appear. A new study…
Inflammation and Stress Genes May Guide Depression Treatment
Summary: A gene expression study shows it is possible to distinguish people with treatment-resistant depression from those with major depressive disorder who…
New Breakthrough Could End Postpartum Depression
Summary: Neurosteroid replacement therapy shows promise as a rapid and effective treatment for postpartum depression, offering relief by restoring brain neurosteroid levels…
Prenatal Acetaminophen Linked to Increased ADHD and Autism Risk
Summary: A new analysis supports earlier research suggesting that fetal exposure to acetaminophen is associated with an increased risk of later diagnosis…
How Parallel Pathways Shape Human Brain Processing
Summary: Researchers have identified a distinctive feature of human brain communication networks: the transmission of information through multiple parallel pathways. This pattern…
Disfigured Faces Trigger Negative Brain and Behavior Responses
Summary: Neuroimaging shows that people display a reduced neural response in the anterior cingulate cortex when viewing images of others with facial…
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