NeuroLab presents at Brain Connects 2025
NIH 27th Anniversary Conference
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
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, …
Inhaled Solvent Addiction leads to poor decision-making and social isolation, new study says
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 …
PCHRD, NIH unveil Addiction Neuroscience Research Project at Society for Neuroscience Conference
The first addiction neuroscience research project, funded by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) and implemented by the UP National Institutes of Health, was proudly presented at the 53rd Annual Neuroscience Conference by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) in Washington, DC from November 11 to 16, …
DOST funds studies on treatment of addiction and depression in newly renovated UP NIH Animal Laboratory Facility
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) funded two behavioral studies for treating addiction and depression in the newly renovated animal laboratory facility at the National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines (UP) Manila. The facility was presented to DOST after a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 27, 2023. DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum …