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For Native Students, a Guide Along the Path
UNLV is a host site for the federally-funded Journey program, which puts Native American and other minority high school students interested in health research into college labs.
Psychedelic Science Holds Promise for Mainstream Medicine
UNLV neuroscientists Dustin and Rochelle Hines join rising number of researchers studying possible medical benefits of psychedelics; their work on brain activity recently published by Nature: Scientific Reports.
Research in Brief: Science One Step Closer to "Turning Off" Seizures, Sleep Disturbances Linked to Intellectual Disability
UNLV-led research team identifies key brain protein to target for new customized drug therapies treating adverse symptoms of developmental disorder subtypes.
UNLV Neuroscientists Rochelle and Dustin Hines are Researching Psychedelics for Therapy Purposes
For thousands of years, humans have used psychedelics for religious and therapeutic purposes. And yet, mainstream medicine has been skeptical of—if not downright hostile to—this class of drugs. Meanwhile, that very same mainstream medical community is falling short when it comes to treating mental health issues like depression, anxiety, PTSD and addiction.
UNLV Newsmakers 2022: April | University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Mental health management was a hot topic this month. Graduate student researcher April Contreras joined neuroscientists and psychology professors Dustin Hines and Rochelle Hines and on KNPR to discuss their study...
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Science one step closer to turning off seizures, sleep disturbances linked to intellectual disability
Science is one step closer to developing targeted drug therapies that may reduce seizures, sleep disorders, and related symptoms common in people with intellectual disabilities.
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UNLV Neuroscientists Rochelle and Dustin Hines are researching psychedelics for therapy purposes
For thousands of years, humans have used psychedelics for religious and therapeutic purposes. And yet, mainstream medicine has been skeptical of—if not downright hostile to—this class of drugs. Meanwhile, that very same mainstream medical community is falling short when it comes to treating mental health issues like depression, anxiety, PTSD and addiction.
Psychedelic Study Links Brain Activity and Behavior
Psychedelic healing may sound like a fad from the Woodstock era, but it's a field of study that's gaining traction in the medical community as an effective treatment option for a growing number of mental health conditions.
Researchers at UNLV study psychedelic drugs for use in mental health
For decades, most universities stayed away from research looking into the positive or negative impact of these drugs.
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That’s changing. And researchers including those at UNLV are looking into the potential mental health application of these drugs.