Research from Sam Houston State and FLORIDA report that an 8-day probiotic regimen in Black Australorps🐔 produce anxiolytic effects and the combination of #probiotics 🦠 and #fluoxetine 💊attenuate these effects. To learn more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This #EditorsSpotlight is part of the 50th Anniversary Special Issue. 🎊 Jeffrey Witkin and James Barrett present an overview which provides a historical introduction to the discovery of #anxiolytics and discuss the need for anti-anxiety medications. 💊 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Lack of sleep 💤 caused by misalignment of circadian rythms ⏰, chronic restriction and sleep disorders have consequences leading to a facilitated substance use disorder. Learn more about the role of #anxiety in drug intake: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

How are sex and age related to the anxiolytic effects of alcohol? 🍷 This commentary highlights the need of further research for improving the understanding of how these factors influence this critical health issue. To learn more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #alcoholawareness

Are multi-omics 🧬 the future towards more effective and personalized therapies for #mood and #anxiety disorders? 🤔 Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #Neuroscience #Genetics #PersonalizedMedicine

Remission from addiction: erasing the wrong circuits or making new ones? — a Perspective by Michel Engeln & Serge H. Ahmed go.nature.com/3ZH6Eiu 🍒 Serge Ahmed 🍒 @sergeahmed.bsky.social

This study conducted in adolescent #cannabis users suggests that greater distress intolerance and lower glutathione levels might reflect alterations in the balance between protective and oxidative stress conditions. 🧠 #Neuroscience To learn more: lnkd.in/dBXVdty7

#EditorsSpotlight 💡 🎰 Chronic uncertainty during #gambling may alter the brain’s arousal signals—shifting from cues for caution to indicators of potential reward. 🚨➡️💰 This shift could drive risky behaviors in people with gambling disorder (PGD). sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Addiction is reward gone wrong—where drug rewards overpower natural reinforcers. This #SpecialIssue explores how reward dysfunction contributes to substance use disorders (SUD), covering neuroadaptations, assessment methods, and treatment implications. 🧠 sciencedirect.com/special-issue/…

#EditorsSpotlight 🔦🔦#exercise boosts memory, but how late is too late? This study shows that a 30-min run 11h after learning enhances long-term memory persistence in rats! 🐀💨 Protein synthesis & neurotransmitter systems are key players. Learn more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🤔Is it time to re-think #OCD pharmacotherapy? Discover how Levomilnacipran could theoretically offer a safer, effective alternative to clomipramine for obsessive-compulsive disorder. To learn more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #Pharmacotherapy #MentalHealth #neuroscience

🧠 Boosting brain plasticity with AMPAkines! These AMPA receptor modulators enhance synaptic plasticity & show promise for treating neurological & psychiatric disorders like ADHD, depression, & spinal cord injury. 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #SynapticPlasticity #Pharmacology

🚬How does #nicotine affect movement? 🪱A new study from Swansea Worm Integrative Research Laboratory (@SwanseaMedicine) examines its impact on Lumbriculus variegatus locomotor behavior🔬 Research by Dr Nia Davies Julanta, Annie, Aneesha, Lisa & Dr Aidan Seeley 🥼💊, funded by SDMF Wales 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢New study! 🚀 Emilio Ambrosio's team at UNED studied plasma alterations in a model of craving incubation after cocaine and alcohol co-self-administration in young adult male and female rats. UNED Psicobiología Lucía Garrido Matilla #Addiction #Cocaine #Alcohol 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🧠 Youth with #ADHD process info faster, but less accurately, especially in recognition memory tasks. New study explores how stimulant treatment and stimulus type affect memory, impulsivity, and decision-making. 📊 Faster ≠ better? 🔗 Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Current #depression treatment: outdated? 🧐 Preclinical studies have shown that MCH receptor 1 antagonists have rapid-onset #antidepressant efficacy. ⚡️ This review analyzed the modulating role of melanin-concentrating hormone in depression. Learn more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…