The research could lead to treatments that restore nerve activity through the targeted delivery of electromagnetic stimuli or drugs.

A target of their investigations is serotonin, a signaling molecule that is well known for its critical roles in regulating mood and which also plays an important role in the development of the brain and nervous system.

If women are given medications to treat opioid use disorder during their pregnancy they are significantly more likely to retain custody of their newborns after delivery

They are the only two from Tennessee named this year for the program, which provides support for each student’s dissertation research for up to three years.

Persistently unhealthy sleep, either not enough or too much, is associated with a significantly increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in a racially and economically varied adult population, an international team of researchers has reported.

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