Opioid misuse may permanently change the brain
Approximately one-quarter of patients who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them, with five to 10% developing an opioid use disorder or addiction.
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Most widely used food oil in the U.S. causes gene changes in the brain
In a new study, researchers found soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer's...
Sugar could change chemicals in your brain
In a new study, researchers examined how drinking sugar water could influence the brain.
They found sugar influences brain reward circuitry in ways similar to...
This new ultrasound tech may strongly boost brain functions
In neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or Multiple Sclerosis, brain neurons are constantly being lost, resulting in memory lapses, speech disorders,...
Scientists discover key neural circuit regulating alcohol consumption
Scientists have known that a region of the brain called the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) plays a role in behaviors related to...
Scientists point out the path toward brain-like computers
Since the advent of computing, people have lauded technology’s potential to act as a human brain.
In truth, computers have worked nothing at all like...
Birth control pill users have smaller key brain region
In a new study, researchers found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to...
Murderers’ brains look different: Evidence from brain scans of 800 prisoners
In a new study, researchers found that the brains of murderers look different from those of people convicted of other crimes—differences that could be...
Scientists create world first artificial neurons to cure chronic diseases
Artificial neurons on silicon chips that behave just like the real thing have been invented by scientists—a first-of-its-kind achievement with enormous scope for medical...
Obesity, other factors may speed up brain aging
The brains of middle-age adults may be aging prematurely if they have obesity or other factors linked to cardiovascular disease, new research has found.
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