Pain Gene Therapy

Researchers are developing a long-lasting way to relieve chronic pain with a single injection. The work so far has been done in rats, but researchers hope to one day offer it as an alternative when even strong drugs like morphine fail.

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Anorexia and Taste

Research on brain scans reveals that women with anorexia may experience taste differently than others. This is one of two stories we have on anorexia and the brain, during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

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Anorexia and Reward

New research suggests that the brains of former anorexics have a hard time telling the difference between winning and losing. This is one of two stories we have on anorexia and the brain, during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

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The Stud Effect

Is a woman’s choice of valentine really a choice? Researchers studying mice have found that alpha males can trigger growth of new brain cells in females that make them want only alpha males.


Mind Reading

As pollsters have so well demonstrated this presidential primary season, reading minds, whether of voters or the person next to you, is close to impossible. However as this ScienCentral News video explains, scientists are actually one step closer to reading our thoughts.


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