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Marijuana Tied to Addiction, Long-term Cognitive Dysfunction

Marijuana use is associated with substantial adverse events, including addiction and long-term cognitive dysfunction, new research suggests.

Dwelmafhanklikheid onder kinders is aan die toeneem

AL hoe meer kinders tussen die ouderdom van 9 en 14 jaar word by die Aurora-alkohol-en-dwelmsentrum in Bloemfontein vir verslawing […]

Link Seen Between Mental Disorders, Diabetes in New Study

In a large international study, researchers found an association among binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, depression, and intermittent explosive disorder and […]

Advertisement for a Clinical Psychologist

The MRC Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders has a vacancy for a Clinical Psychologist to be based at University […]

It’s all about Strengthened Connections Between Neurons, NIH-funded Study Confirms

Using a flash of light, scientists have inactivated and then reactivated a memory in genetically engineered rats.

Leaps Orders of Magnitude Beyond Existing Tools – NIH Study

Scientists have bioengineered, in neurons cultured from rats, an enhancement to a cutting edge technology that provides instant control over […]

One of a Kind: The Neurobiology of Individuality

What processes in the brain are reponsible for individuality?

Desperate search for answers to schizophrenia puzzle

Where traditional beliefs are more real than textbooks, treating illness is a balancing act for sangomas and medical doctors alike.

187 Hours of overtime?

187 Hours of overtime: It’s illegal, abusive.

Shhhhhh! Quiet Zone

Would you ignore the symptoms of a hospital patient with an elevated heart rate and blood pressure, increased sensitivity to […]

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