Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?
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Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines That might sound a little mushy — that the point of A.D.H.D. treatment is to help you build relationships and improve your self-esteem, rather than the more scientific-sounding goal of repairing your malfunctioning brain. But think back to that controversial statement in Martine…

FDA Approves Journavx Drug to Treat Pain Without Addiction Risk
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FDA Approves Journavx Drug to Treat Pain Without Addiction Risk

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medication Thursday to treat pain from an injury or surgery. It is expensive, with a list price of $15.50 per pill. But unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive. That is because the drug,…

Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It’s Time for a Revolution.
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Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It’s Time for a Revolution.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To overcome that, one main project funded by HEAL is focused on studying the nervous systems of people with chronic pain more directly, in part by recovering malfunctioning dorsal root ganglia and trigeminal nerves from patients undergoing surgery for chronic pain, as well…

Soldier’s Struggles Began Before Las Vegas Tesla Explosion, Nurse Says
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Soldier’s Struggles Began Before Las Vegas Tesla Explosion, Nurse Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Alicia Arritt spent years as an Army nurse working with combat veterans with brain injuries. And when she started a relationship with Matthew Livelsberger in 2018, long before he shot himself and blew up a Cybertruck in Las Vegas this week, she recognized…

Study Reveals How Brain Divides Continuous Experiences into ‘Movie Scenes’

Study Reveals How Brain Divides Continuous Experiences into ‘Movie Scenes’

New research has uncovered how the brain organises daily experiences into meaningful segments, much like scenes in a film. While we perceive life as a continuous flow, our brains automatically break memories into distinct moments. Scientists have long debated whether these boundaries are set by environmental changes or if they…

New Study Might Lead to New Therapeutic Approach for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

New Study Might Lead to New Therapeutic Approach for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

In a fresh approach, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, have aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease using new technology. The approach involves focussing on microglia, a type of cell that stabilises the brain by getting rid of damaged neurons and proteins that are often associated with dementia and…

Latest Melanoma Brain Metastasis Study Could Lead to New Therapies, Unearth Cause Behind Tumour in Brain

Latest Melanoma Brain Metastasis Study Could Lead to New Therapies, Unearth Cause Behind Tumour in Brain

Despite some immunotherapies been proven to be effective in treating melanoma brain metastases, researchers remain clueless about the reason behind the tumour’s spread to the brain. Now, through an extensive study of the cells inside melanoma brain metastases, researchers have unravelled details about the condition which could lead to the…

Neuroscientists Unravel Link Between Individual Differences in Brain Anatomy and ASD Symptoms

Neuroscientists Unravel Link Between Individual Differences in Brain Anatomy and ASD Symptoms

Making use of artificial intelligence, a team of scientists from the Boston College have shed light on the differences in the behaviour of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and its link with neuroanatomy. Autism or ASD is a complicated condition that is characterised by difficulties with communication and behaviour…

MIT Researchers Believe Targeting Treatments to This Brain Circuit May Reverse Memory Decline

MIT Researchers Believe Targeting Treatments to This Brain Circuit May Reverse Memory Decline

As we age, the retention power of our memory often degrades. This makes performing everyday tasks difficult. It gets very difficult to remember things. For instance, elderly people could forget by afternoon what they ate for breakfast. They may even find it difficult to recall a conversation they had with…