A new study sheds light on mental illnesses including depression, addiction, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Researchers at MIT studied the almond-sized region known as the amygdala. Here, they discovered neurons that form parallel channels that carry information about pleasant or unpleasant events. Continue reading This is Your Brain on Emotions
Month: April 2016
New Gene Identified As Cause, Early Indicator of Breast Cancer
In March, studies conducted at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University learned “when mutated, a gene known for its ability to repair DNA, appears to instead cause breast cancer, scientists report”. These studies, published in the American Journal of Pathology, were performed on an international sampling from 254 cases of breast cancer in pre- and postmenopausal women. Continue reading New Gene Identified As Cause, Early Indicator of Breast Cancer
