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New Target for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Identified

New Target for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Identified

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers discovered a druggable target that could prevent autonomic dysfunction after spinal cord injury. The research found that microglia cells control ...

Scientists Discover Potential Opioid Replacement for Back Pain

Scientists Discover Potential Opioid Replacement for Back Pain

Health
Sarah Carter

A new study has found that gene therapy using nanocarriers derived from mouse connective-tissue cells can repair damaged spinal discs and alleviate ...

Violence at UCLA; 300 arrested in NYC

Violence at UCLA; 300 arrested in NYC

World
Emily Foster

Police descend on occupied building at Columbia in NYC Police in New York City clashed with protesters while descending on an occupied ...

Attitude Bias at Procrastination’s Root

Attitude Bias at Procrastination’s Root

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: New research delves into how valence weighting bias—people’s tendency to prioritize negative or positive attitudes—plays a crucial role in procrastination. By ...

Childhood Stress Has A Greater Genetic Impact Than Brain Injury

Childhood Stress Has A Greater Genetic Impact Than Brain Injury

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers discovered that early-life stress alters more brain genes than childhood head injuries, as shown in a rat study. This research ...

Curbing Overthinking in Teens Alters Brain Connectivity

Curbing Overthinking in Teens Alters Brain Connectivity

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers revealed that Rumination-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RF-CBT) can significantly reduce overthinking in teens. This treatment method, originally designed for adults ...

Brain Protein Bonding Offers Fresh Pathways to Schizophrenia Treatments

Brain Protein Bonding Offers Fresh Pathways to Schizophrenia Treatments

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers have discovered an interaction between two brain proteins, MAP6 and Kv3.1, that affect movement, anxiety, and memory in mice. The ...