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Depression Starts in the Mitochondria, Study Finds
Researchers from the University of Queensland and Minnesota have found that young adults with major depressive disorder show a distinctive pattern of...
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Researchers from the University of Queensland and Minnesota have found that young adults with major depressive disorder show a distinctive pattern of...
Health
Scientists are finding that depression may begin not as a chemical imbalance but as an energy crisis inside brain cells — where mitochondria, the cell...
Health
The vagus nerve is the body's longest cranial nerve, linking the brain to nearly every major organ. Vagus nerve stimulation—once a fringe idea—is now...
Science
Your gut and brain are in constant two-way communication through the vagus nerve, immune signals, and neurotransmitters — and emerging research shows...
Health
Cannabis doesn't just blur memories—it can manufacture vivid recollections of things that never happened. Here is the neuroscience behind how THC hija...
Health
Cocaine addiction is not a moral failure but a biological one. Scientists now understand in detail how the drug hijacks the brain's reward circuitry,...
Science
A landmark study of 1,300 golden retrievers found that the same genes driving canine anxiety, trainability, and aggression also shape human depression...
Health
Michigan State University scientists have identified DeltaFosB as the key molecular switch that rewires the brain's reward-memory circuit during chron...
Health
Adolescents need 8–10 hours of sleep per night, yet most get far less. Biology, school schedules, and technology conspire against them—with serious co...
Health
Psilocybin, the active compound in 'magic mushrooms,' is emerging as a powerful treatment for depression. Here's how it works in the brain, what a the...
Health
Around 65% of our daily behaviors run on autopilot — but how does the brain actually turn a deliberate action into an automatic habit? The answer lies...
Technology
A Brown University study found that popular AI chatbots routinely violate core mental health ethics — even when explicitly prompted to act as trained...
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