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High levels of glutamate in brain may kick-start schizophrenia Implications for early diagnosis and new treatment strategies

High levels of glutamate in brain may kick-start schizophrenia Implications for early diagnosis and new treatment strategies

by Senior Fitness Editor | Jan 26, 2014 | Brain Health - Mental Health

By Karin Eskenazi Columbia University Medical Center – New York, NY (April 18, 2013) — An excess of the brain neurotransmitter glutamate may cause a transition to psychosis in people who are at risk for schizophrenia, reports a study from investigators at...
Stem cells help repair traumatic brain injury by building a biobridge, USF researchers report

Stem cells help repair traumatic brain injury by building a biobridge, USF researchers report

by Senior Fitness Editor | Jan 26, 2014 | Brain Health - Mental Health

By Anne DeLotto Baier University of South Florida researchers have suggested a new view of how stem cells may help repair the brain following trauma. In a series of preclinical experiments, they report that transplanted cells appear to build a “biobridge”...

Obesity leads to brain inflammation, and low testosterone makes it worse

by Senior Fitness Editor | Jan 26, 2014 | Brain Health - Mental Health

By Aaron Lohr The Endocrine Society – Low testosterone worsens the harmful effects of obesity in the nervous system, a new study in mice finds. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. “Low...

Brain Health – Mental Health: a new Category added to the site

by Frank Wilhelmi | Sep 9, 2007 | Frank's Column

This week we added a new Category to the site: Brain Health – Mental Health. I started a writeup on the topic, and haven’t made enough progress to brag about, but more will come. The goal is to layout those factors which should be avoided or corrected in...

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