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A new study in mice could pave the way to personalized therapy for depression, anxiety and other stress-related disorders known to produce different effects on men and women.

HEALTH AFFAIRS: The emotional and mental impact of COVID-19 is only now beginning to surface.

Using comprehensive digital questionnaires, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers map out the impact that COVID-19 has had on the levels of mental distress in Israel
 

They found that as the cells moved from one organ to the next along the axis their structure and tissue were visibly and increasingly changed.

Uncovering the activities of the organs, tissues and cells responsible for the body’s stress response as they’ve never before been seen revealed new cells and possible new drug targets

Using optogenetics, researchers were able to manipulate oxytocin producing cells in a highly precise manner. They discovered oxytocin can amplify aggression as well as social friendliness.

Sergey Anpilov, PhD student, Weizmann Institute of Science speaking at ILTV studio about the impact of oxytocin, the love hormone.

A study on mice shows animal research may need to take into account the connection between genes, behavior and personality.

Max Planck scientists map mouse personality

Israeli researchers find stressed pregnant mice have offspring predisposed to binge eating, but also discovered that a certain diet can prevent it.

In the study conducted on mice, researchers found that stressed mothers passed on binge eating-related epigenetic tags on their DNA to their offsprings.

"The price we pay later in life -- whether it's psychiatric disorders, metabolic syndromes, or heart-related illnesses -- is heavily impacted by the way your brain was programmed early in life," sa

New neural mechanism is found to regulate the chronic stress response

A method for switching neurons on and off with light helps pinpoint anxiety neurons in the brain

The Urocortin-3 molecular helps mice and humans find new friends according to research from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry.

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute prevented the onset of eating disorders through dietary intervention

A stress receptor in the brain is found to regulate metabolic responses to stressful situations differently in male and female mic

A brain receptor regulates stress responses differently in male and female mice and, it turns out, eating gets affected. In females, Israeli scientists at Weizmann discovered.

Weizmann Institute team identifies molecule that creates the depression-relieving chemical Serotonin in the brain.

In mouse groups, scientists find an inverse link between environmental and social complexity.