Filipino researchers forge partnerships with international neuroscience communities

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Researchers from the Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory, National Institutes of Health – University of the Philippines Manila (UP-NIH), participated in the 2025 Japan Society for Neuroscience (JNS) conference held in Niigata, Japan from July 24 to 27, 2025. The team, composed of Dr. Gregory Quirk, Supervising Scientist; Dr. Rohani Cena-Navarro, Project Leader; and Ms. Johanna Munar, …

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The 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society

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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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NeuroLab Students Win in 2025 CAS Undergraduate Research Colloquium

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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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NIH 27th Anniversary Conference

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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

UP Manila solvent addiction research promises better treatments for both male and female adolescents

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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, …

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Low-cost treatment for solvent addiction possible after recent study — UP Manila

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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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