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·August 11, 2019·4 min read

Why stress and anxiety aren’t always bad

Stress and anxiety often play a helpful, not harmful, role in our daily lives. Experiencing stress can lead to higher levels of resilience when faced with new challenges, and anxiety can lead to action.

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·August 10, 2019·6 min read

We like our math like we like our art: Beautiful

The average American can assess mathematical arguments for beauty just as they can for art or music. Using nine criteria for beauty, including elegance, intricacy, and universality, people were more likely to agree about the specific ways four different proofs were beautiful. The study sheds new light on broader issues in how and why humans have aesthetic experiences of abstract ideas.

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·August 9, 2019·4 min read

Depression may be a new biomarker for Alzheimer’s in older people

In healthy older adults, depression and cortical amyloid may be associated with early changes in cognition. The findings provide an additional biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 9, 2019·4 min read

Spoilers aren’t all rotten, they can enhance thrills for some moviegoers

Small spoilers, especially for horror movies, can enhance people's enjoyment of the film.

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·August 9, 2019·6 min read

When working with animals can hurt your mental health

Veterinarians and those who work in animal shelters report depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts as a result of their stressors associated with their jobs.

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·August 9, 2019·3 min read

Regular exercise may slow decline in those at risk of Alzheimer’s

Exercise can have a positive benefit in preventing or slowing physical signs of Alzheimer's disease in those with a genetic predisposition.

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·August 9, 2019·3 min read

Disrupted genetic clocks in schizophrenia-affected brains reveal clues to the disease

Gene expression rhythms in the brains of those with schizophrenia are highly disrupted a new study reports. The expression of genes is significantly different in those with schizophrenia who died at night compared to the general population. The findings provide new insight into a potential mechanism that underlies gene expression in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in those with schizophrenia.

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·August 9, 2019·4 min read

Health effects of eating marijuana is subject of a new study

Mice exposed to dough containing THC were less active and had lower body temperature after consumption. The effects were more pronounced in males than females.

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·August 9, 2019·4 min read

69 genes that increase the risk for autism identified

Study identifies 69 genes linked to increased autism risk, including 16 new genes previously not believed to be associated with ASD.

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·August 9, 2019·3 min read

How chronic stress causes brain damage

Chronic stress causes autophagy in adult hippocampal neural stem cells. This results in a decline of hippocampal neurogenesis. Cognitive deficits and mood disorders that arise as a result of chronic stress are a result of autophagic death of hippocampal neural stem cells.

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·August 8, 2019·6 min read

So cute you could crush it? The neuroscience of “cute aggression”

Some people feel an overwhelming sense of wanting to commit an act of aggression when they see a cute baby animal. Researchers say cute aggression may be a neural mechanism that mediates feelings of being overwhelmed.

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·August 8, 2019·6 min read

Does cable news shape your views?

Partisan news coverage has a bigger impact on those without a strongly held preference for partisan media than it does for those who seek out politically biased spin by certain cable media outlets.