Pharma · Human Potential Can probiotics be beneficial for children with autism spectrum disorder? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder. New findings indicate that ASD is associated with gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction. Can this be used to reduce autistic symptoms? Iliana Samara • 17-03-2015
Pharma · Human Potential Boost your brain: insulin-like growth factor 2 as a memory enhancer Are you cramming for an exam and annoyed that you cannot learn more in less time or are you frustrated that you keep forgetting more as you get older? A possible solution for such memory problems may surprise you. Marije Stolte • 10-03-2015
Human Potential · Social · Stress and Emotion “Your pain is my pain”: how empathy works Is it really true that “your pain is my pain”? Yes, people feel others’ pain. But how does empathy work in the brain? Roberta Sellaro • 03-03-2015
Pharma MDPV: will the zombie apocalypse arrive while you are out partying? “Cannibal” and “zombie” are two words linked to a new synthetic drug. How true is this relationship? Manuel J. Ruiz • 24-02-2015
Human Potential Food for switching Doing multiple things at the same time is difficult, even if you have a little more time to switch between two tasks - as some conflict arises. We recently discovered that in this case, tyrosine helps you overcome this conflict and switch faster. Laura Steenbergen • 10-02-2015
Language Cocaine consumption impairs language production In order to speak correctly we need inhibitory mechanisms to choose the right words to say. Does cocaine consumption impair language production? Manuel J. Ruiz • 03-02-2015
