Treatments targeting a specific brain area could facilitate smoking cessation and reduce withdrawal symptoms.
Brain region found that could make quitting smoking easier
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Imagination favors decisions towards long-term goals
Neuroscientists found that the ability to imagine in greater detail controls our impulse to succumb or resist to short-term rewards.
Scientists unmask HIV’s ability to evade immune system
By targeting newfound molecules, scientists might be able to uncloak HIV infection and stop its replication.
A gene that may compromise the efficacy of antidepressant drugs
New study identifies a gene alteration which affects the treatment with the antidepressant drug, reboxetine.
Sleep takes out trash from the brain
Sleep researchers show what happens during sleep, which is the removal of toxic products produced in our brains.
Molecules conveying the benefits of exercise on brain health revealed
A molecule injected in untrained mice could recapitulate the beneficial effects of endurance exercise in brain function
Implanted brain device relieves OCD patient’s symptoms
An implanted device in the brain of a US-veteran with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) diminished his symptoms and improved his everyday life significantly.
New drug for obese individuals with type-2 diabetes
The results of a new clinical trial with a novel compound, LY2405319, showed that its daily use could alleviate the symptoms in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes or other metabolic disorders.
Language learning begins in the womb
Scientists show that learning starts from the fetus and that speech stimuli might help to improve language acquisition later on in life.
Gene transfer by viruses treats patients in clinical trials
Therapeutic genes were transferred into patients and stalled the progression of or reverted symptoms.
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