Are You Messing With Your Body Clock?

Human circadian rhythms, or internal clocks, are roughly 24-hour cycles that many body systems obey, usually alternating between wakefulness and rest. Scientists are still working to understand a group of neurons known as the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), or master clock. Using mathematical modeling techniques and differential equations, the team of Applied Mathematics researchers modeled the […]

Scientists identify a gene in the brain that may reduce anxiety

However, the efficacy of currently available anti-anxiety drugs is low, with more than half of patients not achieving remission after treatment. Limited success in developing potent anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) drugs is a result of our poor understanding of the neural circuits of anxiety and the molecular events that result in stress-related neuropsychiatric conditions. In this study, […]

Study finds reducing sweets, carbohydrates affects behavior

Given the extreme toll obesity takes on nearly all body systems, Western Michigan University’s Ferrario, Peter Wolbrecht, PhD, and their colleagues are using rat models to understand possible brain differences between animals that Suffer from overeating and obesity. and those who are not. Previous research from Ferrario’s lab pointed to differences in the nucleus accumbens […]