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Neuroscience
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A new type of drug for schizophrenia could finally be approved in September. Others may not be far behind.
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Researchers discovered an immunological connection between the eye and the brain that could lead to new therapeutics for central nervous system diseases.
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People with achromatopsia have never seen color. Restorative gene therapies have had mixed success, leaving researchers wondering why.
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Researchers discovered that a cytokine surge during mid-gestation in mice influenced anxiety behavior in offspring.
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Researchers target the gut to see if they can treat depression with fewer side effects and less stigma than current drugs.
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In rheumatoid arthritis, damaged joints contain fibroblasts that prompt nerve cell growth, potentially causing pain even in the absence of inflammation.
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Targeting α-synuclein mRNA before it had a chance to aggregate reduced its protein levels in cultured dopaminergic neurons and may protect neurons.
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Rheumatologist James Chung leads efforts to expand CAR T cell therapy beyond the oncology field.
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An FDA advisory panel voted against recommending the psychedelic MDMA for PTSD, puncturing excitement around the drug’s potential.
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The cause of hyperhidrosis, an excessive sweating condition, is enigmatic, but treatment options are plentiful and growing.
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By watching brain organoids develop, researchers observed surprising abnormalities caused by mutations in a gene related to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
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A gene therapy targeting excitatory neurons significantly reduced seizures in a mouse model of the most common cause of child epilepsy.
