Author: Julie
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University of British Columbia Researchers Have Found A Way To Block The High of Cocaine
“If you got that lose, you want to kick them blues, cocaine When your day is done, and you want to ride on cocaine She don’t lie, she don’t lie, […]
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How Canadian Neuroscience Researchers Are Helping To Manage The Nation’s Drug Crisis
Opioids, such as morphine and fentanyl, are powerful drugs used to manage a variety of pain conditions. However, chronic opioid use can result in the development of physical dependence. When […]
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Discovering The Genetic Cause For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Of all psychiatric conditions, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD as it’s more commonly known, is perhaps the most widely known and also, misunderstood. Colloquially, this term is used to describe anyone […]
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UBC scientists create a mouse that resists cocaine’s lure
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have genetically engineered a mouse that does not become addicted to cocaine, adding to the evidence that habitual drug use is more a […]
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An eye-catching result
Research determines how the brain recognizes what’s important at first glance. Researchers at the Centre for Neuroscience Studies (CNS) at Queen’s University have discovered that a region of the brain […]
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Science as a uniting global force: A statement by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Recent events at home and abroad foreshadow a more divided and closed world. As such, the Canadian Association for Neuroscience wants to state their position that science can and must […]
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New research shows how seizures can cause stroke-like events, which may be preventable
Scientists identify mechanism for brain dysfunction following seizures and drugs that prevent this impairment from occurring. Six years ago, Cam Teskey, PhD, decided to follow a hunch. Armed with an […]
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Lack of joy from music linked to brain disconnection
Have you ever met someone who just wasn’t into music? They may have a condition called specific musical anhedonia, which affects three-to-five per cent of the population. Researchers at the […]
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Breakthrough in MS treatment
Drug shown to reduce new attacks/symptom progression in some patients In separate clinical trials, a drug called ocrelizumab has been shown to reduce new attacks in patients with relapsing remitting […]
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Western University Researchers Show That Perception Of Time Can Be Distorted By Our Own Actions
Imagine a fender bender at an intersection. It’s a common occurrence and, usually, someone is at fault. But ask any police officer and you’ll find the blame may not be […]