Epigenetic alteration a promising new drug target for heroin use disorder
Heroin use is associated with excessive histone acetylation, an epigenetic process that regulates gene expression, and more years of drug...
Read moreHeroin use is associated with excessive histone acetylation, an epigenetic process that regulates gene expression, and more years of drug...
Read moreMajor depressive disorder (MDD) impacts 15 million Americans and is the leading cause of disability, yet current treatments possess limited...
Read moreRGS9-2, a key signaling protein in the brain known to play a critical role in the development of addiction-related behaviors,...
Read moreScientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the University of California, San Francisco, and Harvard Medical School...
Read moreFear memory encoding, the process responsible for persistent reactions to trauma-associated cues, is influenced by a sparse but potent population...
Read moreIndividual differences in the motivation to engage in or to avoid aggressive social interaction (bullying) are mediated by the basal...
Read moreNaturally occurring changes in brain wiring can help patients at high genetic risk of developing bipolar disorder avert the onset...
Read moreRegulation of a family of brain proteins known as bromodomain and extra-terminal domain containing transcription regulators (BETs) plays a key...
Read moreRepeated exposure to anesthesia early in life causes alterations in emotional behavior that may persist long-term, according to a study...
Read moreCommonly used antidepressant drugs change levels of a key signaling protein in the brain region that processes both pain and...
Read moreSchizophrenia is associated with structural and functional alterations of the visual system, including specific structural changes in the eye. Tracking...
Read moreThe brain region that helps people tell whether an object is near or far may also guide how emotionally close...
Read moreFor decades, researchers in the genetics field have theorized that the protein spools around which DNA is wound, histones, remain...
Read moreA new blood test may more accurately identify blood signatures, or biomarkers, for Parkinson's disease (PD), according to a new...
Read moreHaving a high sense of purpose in life may lower your risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a...
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