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Depression is more than a mental disorder: It affects the whole organism
Posted in Medicine on 8th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
This research is the first detailed work of what happens in the whole organism of people suffering from depression.
Zika caught killing brain cells
Posted in Medicine on 7th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Zika was able to destroy or disrupt the growth of neural progenitor cells, which build the brain and nervous system, in lab tests.
People with anxiety show fundamental differences in perception
Posted in Medicine on 6th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
People with anxiety are less able to distinguish between a "safe" stimulus and one that was associated with the threat of money loss or gain.
Scientists finally get past the blood-brain barrier to treat cancer
Posted in Science on 5th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
The brain's defenses have long thwarted doctors from treating cancer.
Three British researchers win 'Brain Prize' for UK research on memory mechanisms
Posted in Science on 2nd Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
British researchers have won a 1 million euro prize, awarded each year for an "outstanding contribution to European neuroscience".