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Cocaine Adulterant May Cause Brain Damage
People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal cortex. These findings from two recent studies at the University of Zurich indicate that levamisole could have a toxic effect on the brain. Drug-checking programs should therefore be expanded, argue the researchers.
Bawdy talk among adolescents can begin a cascade leading to unhealthy adult relationships
ASU research shows peer influences predict adult coercive relationships.
Understanding the Biology of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Psychologist Inna Fishman’s research indicates the presence of biological markers in the brain in children with autism.
How schools can optimise support for children with ADHD
New research gives the clearest guidance yet on how schools can best support children with ADHD to improve symptoms and maximise their academic outcomes.
Stanford researchers learn how the brain decides what to learn
Neuroscientists know a lot about how our brains learn new things, but not much about how they choose what to focus on while they learn. Now, Stanford researchers have traced that ability to an unexpected place.
Why do some people hurt more than others?
Under normal circumstances, pain signals injury, and the natural response is to protect ourselves until we have recovered and the pain subsides.
For the brokenhearted, grief can lead to death
Grief can cause inflammation that can kill, according to new research.
Researchers uncover new target of alcohol in the brain
Alcohol blocks a potassium channel called KCNK13 that sits within the membrane of dopamine-releasing neurons in the VTA, researchers report.
PTSD symptoms improve when patient chooses form of treatment, study shows
A new study is the first large-scale trial of hundreds of PTSD patients, including veterans and survivors of sexual assault, to measure whether patient preference in the course of treatment impacts the effectiveness of a type of cognitive behavioral therapy and use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of antidepressant often prescribed for PTSD.
Linguistic red flags from Facebook posts can predict future depression diagnoses
Research from the Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health and the World Well-Being Project marries social media data with medical-outcomes data for the first time.
