ISG neuroscience centre gets green light

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Hawkins Brown’s consented plans for the UCL neuroscience centre on Gray’s Inn Road – entrance with the listed building (right) and Alexandra Wing facade (left) Hawkins Brown’s consented plans for the UCL neuroscience centre on Gray’s Inn Road – walkway Hawkins Brown’s consented plans for the UCL neuroscience centre […]

Secrets of the molecular makeup of cannabis

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IMAGE: Cannabidiol Counteracts the Psychotropic Side-Effects of Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in the Ventral Hippocampus Through Bi-Directional Control of ERK1-2 Phosphorylation view more Credit: Hudson et al., JNeurosci (2019) High levels of cannabidiol (CBD) in cannabis can offset the neuropsychiatric effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by preventing activation of an emotional processing pathway, […]

Weekly pick of Neuroscience news from around the world

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The essential problem with Chemotherapy is that it attacks all the rapidly dividing cells that it locates within the body, whether they’re ultimately harmful or beneficial and these include hair follicles and cells that line the gastrointestinal tract. This attack on healthy cells causes serious side effects, which include […]

New addiction treatments hold promise for stemming the opioid crisis

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Concerns over the opioid epidemic have sparked a strong scientific interest in why some people become addicted while others don’t. Now, researchers are proposing novel treatment strategies that could help prevent abuse of opioids and other substances. In a report for Psychological Science in the Public Interest , a […]

Uncovering the presynaptic distribution and profile of mitochondria

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The ability to hear relies on neurons to constantly transmit information at very rapid timescales. This rapid rate of information transmission results in intense energetic demands. Within our cells, microscopic power plants called mitochondria provide the main source of energy keeping our bodies moving. While mitochondria serve an essential […]

First Chattanooga Motorcar Festival Kicks Off Downtown

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Downtown Chattanooga is automobile headquarters tonight. It’s the Inaugural Motorcar festival along the river and in West Village. Crowds of enthusiasts have been there all day and more than 10-thousand out of town visitors are here for the weekend. Riverside Drive at the aquarium is […]

Xconomy Presents: What’s Next in Neuroscience Therapies

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Brain and neurological disorders are among the toughest conditions to diagnose and treat, but new approaches and technologies are on the horizon that could change how researchers and clinicians approach them. Join Xconomy on Tuesday, Nov. 19 for our life science forum at QB3 at UCSF Mission Bay. The […]

African American Neuroscience Research Initiative Awarded Grant From Abell Foundation for Critical Program Support

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The Abell Foundation grant will enable the AANRI to establish a Scientific Advisory Committee, expand partnership and collaboration efforts, and hold an inaugural national meeting on the topic next year. Also, last month U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) championed report language through the Senate Appropriations Committee which officially recognizes […]

Brain protein could be key to disrupting chronic pain symptoms

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Chronic pain researchers believe a brain protein involved in multiple functions could be a promising target for the development of drugs to treat symptoms of inflammation and nerve conditions. The transition of an acute source of pain to a chronic pain pathology is one of the most challenging medical […]

Brain protein promotes maintenance of chronic pain

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A protein called RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signaling 4) plays a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain states and may serve as a promising new target for the treatment of chronic pain conditions, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai […]