UW researchers think a fish might be the answer to treating mood disorders, addiction By Amanda Zhou, The Seattle Times
Published: May 14, 2021, 8:10am
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University of Washington researchers are studying how to control the brain. They might have found the answer in an eel-like fish.
In a paper published in May, researchers at UW Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis and other institutions say they have successfully used a protein called parapinopsin to manipulate neurons and certain neurotransmitters.
The protein comes from a lamprey a type of jawless fish similar to an eel and researchers hope it could eventually be used to treat mood disorders, addiction, depression and even pain.
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Pastor s Corner: Mental Health Awareness Month
Last updated 5/14/2021 at 8:04am
As we recognize Mental Health Awareness Month, a recent study by the American Psychological Association found that 3 in 4 Americans say that the pandemic is a significant source of stress in their lives. Millions of people have lost loved ones, have become ill themselves, or have lost significant sources of income. Feelings of exhaustion, irritability, and mental fogginess are our bodies normal response to the trauma of pandemic life. Dr. Jessica Gold, a psychiatrist at Washington University in St. Louis, said after this long, most people have had some degree of anxiety, depression, trauma, something. Some have lost our sense of direction or meaning, lost in questions of our own identity and purpose. Others may be lost in the depths of grief and despair. We may be lost in broken relationships, dysfunctional family systems, a loveless marriage. We may be blind to the wonder, beauty, and mystery
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IMAGE: Xiaoqin Zou, professor of physics, biochemistry, and a member of the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center and Institute for Data Science and Informatics at the University of Missouri view more
Credit: University of Missouri
Dozens of commonly used drugs, including antibiotics, antinausea and anticancer medications, have a potential side effect of lengthening the electrical event that triggers contraction, creating an irregular heartbeat, or cardiac arrhythmia called acquired Long QT syndrome. While safe in their current dosages, some of these drugs may have a more therapeutic benefit at higher doses, but are limited by the risk of arrhythmia.
Through both computational and experimental validation, a multi-institutional team of researchers has identified a compound that prevents the lengthening of the heart s electrical event, or action potential, resulting in a major step toward safer use and expanded therapeutic efficacy of these medications when take
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A recording of our digital reading of poetry, fiction, and essays from our annual literary anthology, with ASL interpreting. To celebrate the release of
Boston Review s annual Arts in Society issue,
Ancestors, we hosted a digital reading from contributors, featuring poetry, fiction, memoir, and essays. This was the third in our series of events to celebrate the book’s release, with the first and second also viewable on our site.
ASL interpreting was provided by Susan Pacheco-Correa and Selena Flowers of Pro Bono ASL, and the evening was hosted by
Boston Review Arts Editor Adam McGee and Contributing Arts Editor Ivelisse Rodriguez.