A Look into Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and Sugar vs. Drug Addiction
In the article “A Review on the Role of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Neuroplasticity Following Psychostimulant Use Disorder” by Roghayeh Mozafari et al.,...
Month: March 2025
It’s Purposely Hard to Stop Taking Drugs: How Drugs Alter the Brain
Artstract created by Ren Lind Society has stigmatized drug addiction, often blaming the person for going back to drugs. However, drugs alter the brain, so it...
The Brain Mess That is Drug Addiction
Have you ever wondered what happens to the brain of someone who is addicted to drugs, or why they feel pain when going through withdrawal? When it comes to psyc...
Addiction Rewires the Brain
Artstract created by Hadlie Dahlseid. Drug use leads to increased dopamine and glutamate, which causes alterations in the reward circuit of the brain, increasin...
Unlocking Schizophrenia: The Hidden Role of Non-Canonical Wnt Pathways
Schizophrenia affects about 1% of the global population,[1] and is a chronic psychiatric disorder that significantly contributes to disability worldwide. It is...
Understanding Schizophrenia: A Complex Interplay of Genetics, Wnt Signaling, and Treatment
Schizophrenia is a puzzle—a complex and often misunderstood disorder that disrupts lives in profound ways. For decades, scientists have worked to piece together...
Types Of Antipsychotic Medications
Why Should the Public Care About Antipsychotic Medications? Antipsychotic medications are a crucial part of psychiatric treatment, helping millions of people ma...
Unlocking Schizophrenia’s Mysteries: The Role of Wnt and GSK3 Signaling Pathways
Schizophrenia is a complex, debilitating psychiatric disorder that affects millions worldwide. It manifests through hallucinations, delusions, cognitive impairm...
Wnt and GSK3 Signaling: The Overlooked Keys to Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia has long been one of psychiatry’s most puzzling disorders. We’ve treated its symptoms for decades with antipsychotics that blunt hallucinat...