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Stress, anxiety and depression are closely related to the phenomenon, most of the anxiety and depression patients have experienced severe psychological stress events. Thus, stress events are seen as a cause of anxiety and depression, or at least on genetic basis, which can lead to the generation of emotional disorders. Anxiety and Depression Animal modelsRead more

    A neurological disorder is any disorder of the nervous system. Structural, biochemical or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord or other nerves can result in a range of symptoms.         Investigators at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) have just published findings that shed some interesting light on a rare and fatal neurological disorderRead more

    Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system.  The cause of Parkinson’s disease is generally unknown, but believed to involve both genetic and environmental factors.         Brain cells may be able to call upon a professional organizer should they find themselves hoarding junk.Read more

    Scientists at Duke University say they used the CRISPR technique to convert cells isolated from mouse connective tissue directly into neuronal cells.       In 2006, Shinya Yamanaka, Ph.D., a professor at the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences at Kyoto University at the time, discovered how to revert adult connective tissue cells (fibroblasts) back into immatureRead more

    Devotees and users of marijuana have expounded the medicinal benefits of the drug for centuries. Unfortunately, in recent decades marijuana use has been demonized by lawmakers, making it tough to sort out the vast number of potentially beneficial health claims from anecdotal ones. However now, Researchers from the Salk Institute have shown that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)Read more