Serotonin can reduce the severity of infections caused by the bacterium E. coli O157, a common cause of food poisoning. This raises the intriguing possibility that doctors could use drugs that boost serotonin levels, such as Prozac, to treat gut bacterial infections. Consuming food or water contaminated with the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 […]
Scientists have created an “atlas” of synapses in the mouse brain, potentially helping other researchers better understand neurological disorders in humans. The findings, which feature in the journal Science, provide a visual demonstration of the development of synapses across the brain’s life. Synapses connect brain cells, or neurons, in the brain. Although the types of […]
A new study has identified how ketamine can combat difficult-to-treat depression. New research has revealed the specific parts of the brain that ketamine affects when doctors use it to treat people with difficult-to-treat depression. The study, which appears in the journal Translational Psychiatry, may open the door to new therapies in the treatment of depression. […]
Astrocytes, which are brain cells that regulate neuronal communication, show long-term degradation from stress. “The experience of traumatic events can lead to neuropsychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depression, and drug addiction,” says Dr. Si-Qiong June Liu of LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine. Dr. Liu is the lead author of a new study on mice […]
