1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (755+ words) Summary: While male and female brains are structurally more similar than they are different, a high-resolution genetic analysis has revealed thousands of subtle molecular distinctions. Researchers utilized single-nucleus RNA sequencing to map gene activity across six cortical regions. The study…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (749+ words) A new analysis of individual brain cells across several human brain regions reveals subtle but widespread differences in gene activity between male and female brains. This may help explain why some psychiatric and neurological disorders appear to affect the biological…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (364+ words) Erica Periandri and Gabor Egervari, from Washington University in St. Louis, led a study to explore how alcohol exposure in male mice influences gene expression and mechanisms that regulate gene function-or epigenetics. Alcohol impacts gene expression differently across brain regions…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1210+ words) Psilocybin, also known as "magic mushrooms," may help smokers quit tobacco for the long term. Smokers who received psilocybin alongside counseling were six times more likely to quit than those using nicotine patches in a small trial. The findings suggest…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (528+ words) A post-mortem brain study of human patients reveals long-term alcohol use profoundly alters endocannabinoid gene expression in reward- and decision-related regions, offering new insights into addiction biology and potential therapeutic targets. "Alcohol use disorder is one of the leading causes…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (913+ words) A single psychedelic experience, paired with structured therapy, may dramatically improve a smoker's chances of quitting, outperforming the most widely used treatments on the market. This is the central finding of a new randomized clinical trial from researchers at Johns…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (448+ words) John F. Kelly, Ph D, of the Recovery Research Institute and Department of Psychiatry at Mass General Brigham, is the lead author of a paper published in Frontiers in Public Health, "Long-term relapse: markers, mechanisms, and implications for disease management in…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (128+ words) (440) 613-8373, I am a dual board-certified nurse practitioner in family medicine and psychiatry/mental health and have been practicing since 2007. I have experience treating patients ages 12 and up. I graduated from University of Tampa with a master's degree in nursing, University…...

31+ min ago  (336+ words) We believe that the current biological and diagnostically-based philosophy of care does not meet the needs of individuals and families experiencing emotional distress, and that the alternative lies in a Recovery Oriented System Of Care which emphasizes the pivotal role…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1810+ words) This guy's going to hurt somebody if he's not in some sort of setting," Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says of a mentally ill inmate facing serious charges. There is no clinical setting. There is no state bed to send…...