Here is what we are reading today: predicting smoker relapse “Reporting in a new study published this week in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, James Loughead, PhD, associate professor of Psychiatry, and Caryn Lerman, PhD, a professor of Psychiatry and director of Penn’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction, found that smokers who relapsed within Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: vitamin D deficiency and depression “”Rather than being one of many factors, vitamin D could have a regulative role in the development of SAD,” said Alan Stewart of the University of Georgia College of Education. An international research partnership between UGA, the University Read more…
What I am reading today: BeeEeeee the Brain! “Researchers studying honeybees during learning activities have shown that memory management in the bee brain is controlled by small genetic elements called microRNAs that help regulate gene expression. Queensland Brain Institute researchers Professor Charles Claudianos and Dr Judith Reinhard have led an Read more…
Here’s what we are reading today: more on the neanderthals living amongst us! “The study looked at the entire nasal complex of Neanderthals and involved researchers with diverse academic backgrounds. Supported by funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, the research also indicates that the Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: recreational drug use and birth defects :”Our findings suggest a link between brain birth defects and recreational drug use in expectant mothers,” Dr Anna David of the UCL Institute for Women’s Health, lead author of the study and Consultant in Fetal Medicine at Read more…