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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: is characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to compulsive behaviors. OCD often centers on themes such as a fear of germs or the need to arrange objects in a specific manner. Symptoms usually begin gradually and vary throughout life.
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MAR 15, 2018Health & Medicine
A nonpsychoactive compound in cannabis called cannabidiol, or CBD, appears to protect against the long-term negative psy ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioNOV 03, 2017Videos
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 26, 2017Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things in a very sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 02, 2017Videos
In popular culture, "OCD" is loosely used to label a person who is quite particular about how neat or clean something sh ...MAY 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
The first low-cost, easy-to-use optogenetics hardware platform will let biologists who have little or no training in eng ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an extreme fear of dirt or bacteria. Patients that su ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2017Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a debilitating neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 06, 2017Neuroscience
If you’ve ever sat across the table from someone and felt angry, anxious or even homicidal at the sounds made whil ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 01, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA — February 1, 2017 — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep b ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
There are undeniable evidence that smoking is harmful to your health. And as a corollary to that, smoking during pregnan ...JUL 29, 2016Health & Medicine
Let’s say you’re having gross, uncomfortable, or scary thoughts - e.g. thoughts about your children dying or ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 13, 2016Videos
Being particularly neat and meticulous does not mean you suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Those who suff ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 24, 2016Videos
Personality disorders are marked by deeply ingrained "disruptive and enduring behavior patterns that impair social and o ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAUG 15, 2015Neuroscience
Michigan State University researchers have done a study to show that a surprisingly easy but targeted brain game reduces ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 07, 2015Neuroscience
While serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood and mental states, has been linked to numerous neurologi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 05, 2015Genetics & Genomics
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a range of complex neurodevelop ...Written By: Sarah HertrichMAR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania describe the first set of genes importa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 07, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In the absence of food, neurons that normally control appetite initiate complex, repetitive behaviors seen in obsessive- ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 20, 2014Neuroscience
Only about 1% of Americans have schizophrenia, but the agitation, hearing of voices, and paranoia it causes can lead to ...Written By: Peter Micheli
MAR 15, 2018
Health & Medicine
A nonpsychoactive compound in cannabis called cannabidiol, or CBD, appears to protect against the long-term negative psy
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
NOV 03, 2017
Videos
There are many things that frustrate us to the point of wanting to pull our hair out, in the figurative sense. But for p
...
AUG 18, 2017
Microbiology
Ever heard of PANDAS? No, not the bumbling, black and white bears. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 25, 2017
Videos
For years, people believed dogs chased their tails because they were mistaking it for another dog playing tag. On the ot
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 26, 2017
Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things in a very sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 02, 2017
Videos
In popular culture, "OCD" is loosely used to label a person who is quite particular about how neat or clean something sh
...
MAY 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
The first low-cost, easy-to-use optogenetics hardware platform will let biologists who have little or no training in eng
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an extreme fear of dirt or bacteria. Patients that su
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2017
Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a debilitating neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 06, 2017
Neuroscience
If you’ve ever sat across the table from someone and felt angry, anxious or even homicidal at the sounds made whil
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 01, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA — February 1, 2017 — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep b
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are undeniable evidence that smoking is harmful to your health. And as a corollary to that, smoking during pregnan
...
JUL 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
Let’s say you’re having gross, uncomfortable, or scary thoughts - e.g. thoughts about your children dying or
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 13, 2016
Videos
Being particularly neat and meticulous does not mean you suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Those who suff
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 24, 2016
Videos
Personality disorders are marked by deeply ingrained "disruptive and enduring behavior patterns that impair social and o
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
AUG 15, 2015
Neuroscience
Michigan State University researchers have done a study to show that a surprisingly easy but targeted brain game reduces
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 07, 2015
Neuroscience
While serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood and mental states, has been linked to numerous neurologi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 05, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a range of complex neurodevelop
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
MAR 26, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania describe the first set of genes importa
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 07, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the absence of food, neurons that normally control appetite initiate complex, repetitive behaviors seen in obsessive-
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 20, 2014
Neuroscience
Only about 1% of Americans have schizophrenia, but the agitation, hearing of voices, and paranoia it causes can lead to
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli