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Unveiling the Brain's Reward Circuitry
 A research team - co-led by Penn Nursing - has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the complex neural circuitry underlying reward and addiction by identifying 34 distinct subtypes of medium spiny neurons (MSNs) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), a key brain region involved in pleasure and motivation. The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports by Nature, offer insights into the diversity of these neurons and their potential roles in substance use disorders.
August 14, 2024
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- Teenagers and Young Adults Who Use Cannabis Have a Higher Risk of Progressing to Regular Tobacco Use
- Mayo Clinic Collaborates on New Drug Study Showing Improved Survival for Early Breast Cancer
- ASTRO Marks President Biden's Treatment Milestone, Highlighting Radiation Therapy's Vital Role in Prostate Cancer Care
- Head to Toe: Georgia Tech Researchers Treat the Entire Human Body Through Neuroscience Research
- Inhibrx Biosciences Reports Positive Topline Results from its Registrational Trial of Ozekibart (INBRX-109) in Chondrosarcoma and Provides Updates on Colorectal Cancer and Ewing Sarcoma Expansion Coho
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- Two Pet Food Brands Recall Products After Salmonella Concerns
- Gum Disease May Raise Stroke Risk, Even Damage the Brain
- Are We Counting the Wrong People? Data Gaps Reveal GP Visit Numbers Skewed by 20%
- New Study and Online Tool Identify and Rank Community Factors that Predict Cancer Disparities
- Cataract Surgery Becoming An In-Office Procedure, Experts Say
- Any Drinking Can Cause Blood Pressure To Increase, Study Says
- Pill Might Extend Survival Among Kids With Rare Bone Cancer
- Doctors Overlooking A Common Symptom Of Autism, Survey Finds
- ALS Care Costs Over $47,000 in the First Year, ALS Association-Led Study Shows
- Common Toxin Linked to Liver Disease
- Brain Health and Africa's Future
- Decades-Old Asthma Theory Challenged: Newly Discovered Molecules May Be Real Drivers of Disease
- It's Not the Pain, It's the Mindset: How Attitude Outweighs Pain
- Pathological Progression of Osteoarthritis: A Perspective on Subchondral Bone
- Insights Into Optimizing Exosome Therapies for Acute Skin Wound Healing and Other Tissue Repair
- Unraveling the Complex Roles of Macrophages in Obese Adipose Tissue: An Overview
- Alzheimer's Disrupts Circadian Rhythms of Plaque-Clearing Brain Cells
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- Early-Life Famine Exposure, Adulthood Obesity Patterns, and Risk of Low-Energy Fracture
- Moffitt Study Shows Gene Expression Test Can Help Identify Melanoma Patients at Low Risk of Lymph Node Spread
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- Medicaid Expansion Associated With Smaller Declines in Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses During COVID-19 Pandemic in U.S., New ACS Study Suggests
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- DNA Shed by Colon Cancers May Help Personalize Postsurgical Treatment
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- Mental Health Distress Increasing Among LGBTQ+ Youth
- Transformative Eye Research Expands Donor Pool for Corneal Transplant Patients
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- Evolution-Assisted Engineering Boosts Succinic Acid Production in E. Coli
- Does Cataract Surgery Worsen Macular Degeneration?
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- Combination Therapy Could Expand Treatment Options for AML Patients, Extend Survival
- New Blood-Based Biomarkers Could Help Predict Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Teens
- Protein Engineering Advances Unlock Pathways to Greener Industrial Biocatalysts
- National Poll: 1 in 10 Young Children Play Outdoors as Little as Once a Week
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Observe Significant Reduction in Diagnosis of Food Allergies Following Expert Guidelines Encouraging Early Peanut Exposure
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