FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 27, 2020·4 min readPrinter toner linked to genetic changes and health risksRat model study reveals printer toner nanoparticles may change both genetic and metabolic profiles, making disease more likely.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 26, 2020·4 min readVaping alters oral bacteria, increasing infection riskVaping e-cigarettes modulates the oral microbiome and increases the abundance of pathobionts. The aerosols in vaping products alter the host response, prompting gum inflammation and making epithelial cells in the mouth susceptible to infection.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2020·4 min readConnectedness to nature makes children happierConnectedness to nature makes children happier due to their tendency to perform sustainable and pro-ecological behaviors.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 26, 2020·3 min readNew study allows brain and artificial neurons to link up over the webResearchers have created a hybrid neural network where biological and artificial neurons in different parts of the world were able to communicate via the internet through a hub of memristive synapses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2020·4 min readAnti-psychotic medication linked to adverse change in brain structureSustained use of the antipsychotic olanzapine resulted in potentially adverse alterations in brain structure, specifically cortical thinning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 26, 2020·2 min readCannabis compound acts as an antibioticCannabigerol (CBG), a non-psychoactive cannabis compound, has antibiotic potential. Treating mice with MRSA, CBG worked as well as vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic, for treating the infection.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 25, 2020·3 min readSocial anxiety could be an empathy imbalanceTaijin-kyofusho, a form of social anxiety disorder characterized by a fear of causing others discomfort as a result of the sufferer's behavioral reactions, is linked to hypersensitivity of the emotional states of others and an inability to identify emotional context.Read More
