By Paul McClure Researchers have identified the specific neurons responsible for controlling how growth hormone affects anxietyDepositphotos Researchers have identified the specific neurons responsible for controlling how growth hormone affects anxiety and the creation of fear memories, a hallmark of post-traumatic stress disorder. The discovery could lead to a new class of anti-anxiety drugs. Depression, anxiety,...
With gene therapy, a cure for growth-hormone resistant dwarfism may be on the horizon. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Researchers from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) have shown that gene therapy using a single-dose injection of a virus carrying the ‘good’ gene can potentially be...
Less fatigue and better recovery of cognitive abilities such as learning and memory. These may be the results of growth hormone treatment after a stroke, an experimental study of mice published in the journal Stroke suggests. IMAGE: JORGEN ISGAARD, PROFESSOR, SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, AND UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA. “We hope that this work can pave...
