Penn researchers found that psilocybin can calm brain circuits tied to pain and mood, easing both physical suffering and ...

Scientists discover chronic stress disrupts brain sugar molecules, causing depression through mechanisms current ...

Penn Medicine researchers discovered that psilocybin can ease chronic pain and depression by subtly tuning serotonin activity ...

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Chronic stress can rewire the brain, leading to a host of mental health issues. Now, scientists believe that one small ...

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Scientists have discovered that depression can be driven by abnormal sugar modifications on proteins in the brain, offering a new molecular pathway for understanding the disorder.

New research shows that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, can reduce both chronic pain and pain-related depression by modulating brain circuits rather than acting at the site ...

One Reelin injection helped stressed rats’ guts resume normal cell turnover and, in earlier tests, reduced despair-like ...

Closed-loop targeted deep brain stimulation holds promise in addressing symptoms of depression and obsessive-compulsive ...

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Alzheimer's disease not only robs people of their memory but also affects mood, often causing anxiety and depression. Until ...