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Mind Over Matter Magazine (Volume 16)

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Effects of Cannabis on Stress Response: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled fMRI Study

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Nearly 50% of Canadians have used cannabis at least once in their lifetime. The vast majority of cannabis users report using cannabis to reduce stress. While there is some evidence to suggest that cannabis may impact the body’s stress regulation systems via the endocannabinoid system, there remains limited experimental evidence…

Mitochondrial dysfunction and vulnerability to oxidative stress in induced dopaminergic neurons derived from idiopathic Parkinson’s disease patients

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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is an age-associated movement disorders, mainly caused by the death of dopamine cells in the brain. Over 90% of PD cases are idiopathic (iPD), that is, of unknown etiology. What causes dopamine cell death is not fully understood, but evidence suggests that mitochondria, the powerhouse of the…

Stability-Based Biomarker Development to Identify Pathological Brain Areas Responsible for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

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Brain stimulation involves using electrical or magnetic pulses to treat medical disorders like Parkinson's by sending controlled pulses to the brain in order to manage patient symptoms. Even though brain stimulation has been quite successful and is widely accepted, there are still important things that remain unknown. One of the…