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Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2019

Teenagers who regularly eat breakfast with their parents have a more positive body image than those who skip the meal or do not eat with their family.... Read More...

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New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2019

Combining carboplatin, a common chemotherapy drug, with everolimus, a drug that blocks mTOR, is effective at inducing apoptosis and slowing tumor growth in patients with pediatric low-grade glioma brain cancer.... Read More...

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Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2019

A link has been identified between oxidative stress, which has previously been linked to aging and neurodegeneration, and sleep. Oxidative stress activates neurons that control sleep function. The findings could help in the development of treatments for sleep disorders.... Read More...

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Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2019

Study finds some evidence of a positive link between early life anxiety and later alcohol use disorder. However, there was no consistent link between anxiety in childhood and drinking frequency or binge drinking.... Read More...

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When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2019

Differences in serotonergic neuron morphology, along with altered gene expression have been identified in patients with MDD. The findings shed light on why some patients do not respond to SSRI antidepressants.... Read More...

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Depression in early adulthood linked to memory loss in your fifties

Neuroscience NewsMarch 21, 2019

An accumulation of depressive symptoms suffered between a person's twenties and forties are a strong indicator of linear decreases in memory function during their fifties.... Read More...

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Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

Neuroscience NewsMarch 21, 2019

An opinion article reports on a potential common cause for both SIDS and SUDEP. The reason sudden death may occur is due to a person's inability to wake when CO2 levels in the blood rise, as a result of dysfunctional serotonin neurons in the midbrain.... Read More...

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Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words

Neuroscience NewsMarch 21, 2019

A small, preliminary study helps researchers identify a region of the brain that specializes in the processing of auditory words.... Read More...

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African-Americans more likely to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsMarch 21, 2019

African Americans who suffer from major depressive disorder are more likely to be misdiagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia than people from other ethnic or racial groups. Findings suggest doctors may be putting more emphasis on psychotic symptoms, rather than depressive symptoms when assessing African American patients.... Read More...

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Sports involvement linked to fewer depressive symptoms in children

Neuroscience NewsMarch 21, 2019

Sports participation is associated with increased hippocampal volume in children. For boys, the change of hippocampal volume was linked to a reduction of depressive symptoms. Findings suggest participating in sporting activities could help to reduce depression in adolescent males.... Read More...

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Blue Brain solves a century-old neuroscience problem

Neuroscience NewsMarch 21, 2019

A mathematical algorithm developed by the Blue Brain Project can objectively classify different shapes of neurons in the brain. The algorithm has already helped researchers objectively identify 17 types of pyramidal neurons in the somatosensory cortex of a rat.... Read More...

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Delusions may stem from sticky beliefs

Neuroscience NewsMarch 21, 2019

Delusional thinking is associated with slower alterations in personal belief, a new study reports. People who suffer more delusions also tend to seek out more information prior to making a guess, contradiction previous findings that those with psychosis are more prone to 'jump to conclusions'.... Read More...

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Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Neuroscience

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

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New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

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Psychology

Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work

Neuroscience News

Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work

Depression in early adulthood linked to memory loss in your fifties

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words

African-Americans more likely to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia

Sports involvement linked to fewer depressive symptoms in children

Blue Brain solves a century-old neuroscience problem

Delusions may stem from sticky beliefs

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