New Study Shows Turning Off Brain’s ‘Hunger Switch’ Can Cure Obesity
Researchers uncovered how the master switch for hunger in the brain, the melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4) when activated by anti-obesity drugs like setmelanotide can cure obesity.
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Scientists Can Alter Or Erase Traumatic Memories, According To New Study
The study claims that scientists can reactivate traumatic memories, which gives them the scope to completely alter or even erase those memories.
Additive Solutions Lower The Scope Of Improvement, New Study Finds
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science investigated the human tendency to make change through addition. They came up with two possibilities initially
Depression Alters Visual Perception, Finds New Study
Researchers at the University of Helsinki found that depression affects the ability of an individual to process visual information
Spanking Children Affects Their Brain Development In Similar Ways To Abuse, Study Claims
Researchers at Harvard University found that spanking children alter their brain development in a similar way to more severe forms of violence.
New Blood Test Detects Depression And Bipolar Disorder
Researchers at Indiana University of Medicine found a novel biological basis for mood disorders, helping them create a blood test to identify depression and bipolar disorder
Prevalence Of Psychiatric Disorders High In Youth After Juvenile Detention
Researchers found the prevalence of at least one psychiatric disorder in two-thirds of males and more than one-third of females, 15 years after youth left detention.
‘Brain Glue’ Helps Repair Traumatic Brain Injury, Says Study
The new research published showed visual and functional evidence of the repair of the damaged brain region in brain glue-implanted animals.
Neuronal Calcium Leakage An Early Sign Of Alzheimer’s Pathology, Study Claims
Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, finally revealed that vulnerable neurons present in the prefrontal cortex undergo disruption in calcium storage with advancing age.
Antifungal And Antidepressant Drugs May Help Protect Against COVID-19
Researchers performed cell culture lab tests and found that two currently available medications each blocked the production of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
