The 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society was held from Thursday, July 24th, to Sunday, July 27th, 2025, at the Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center in Niigata. In addition to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan Neuroscience Society, which initially comprised only 70 members, we are actively preparing for …
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UP NIH Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory undergraduate thesis students Adrian Justine D. Lintag and Joan Abigayle O. Lopez bagged the Dean’s Outstanding Research Award (First place) under the Oral presentation Biological Sciences category in the recently concluded 2nd CAS Undergraduate Research held at the UP Manila Theater on July 9, 2025 (Wednesday). During the research colloquium, …
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UP-NIH NEUROSCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES By: Lisa M. Monteggia, PhD Registration: http://tinyurl.com/UPMNSSREG
UP-NIH NEUROSCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES By: Janssen Kotah, PhD
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) at the University of the Philippines Manila invites you to its 27th Anniversary Conference, focusing on “Neuroscience for a Healthy Filipino Brain.” Join us for a day of insightful discussions with leading experts on brain health and neuroscience on March 6. Followed by different workshops on March 7, 2025. Reference: https://nih.upm.edu.ph/content/nih-27th-anniversary-conference
27th National Institutes of Health Anniversary March 7, 2025 UP Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila
UP-NIH NEUROSCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES By: Mohammed R. Milad, PhD
Written by Andre DP Encarnacion A study done in the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) on the effects of solvent addiction on mice has given its members important clues on the common and different ways toluene—commonly known as “rugby”—affects male and female adolescent brains when inhaled repeatedly. Toluene is a common solvent found in paint, …
By GMA Integrated News A low-cost treatment for solvent addiction is possible after a study conducted by the University of the Philippines Manila. The treatment of toluene-based solvent addiction is part of the objectives of the three-year research program “Novel Approaches to Treatment of Addiction and Depression using Animal Models,” funded by the Department of …
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A team of Filipino scientists and experts have found previously unreported effects of solvent abuse on social behavior and decision-making in a rat model. These findings are expected to pave the way for future treatments of adolescents struggling with inhaled solvent addiction. The study, “Novel Approaches to Treatment of Addiction and Depression using Animal Models,” suggests that …