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·January 17, 2023·4 min read

New Fluorescent Dye Can Light up the Brain

Researchers have developed a new tool for non-invasive brain imaging that can cross the blood-brain barrier and can differentiate between healthy tissue and glioblastoma brain tumors in mouse models.

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·January 17, 2023·3 min read

Fruit Flies Grow Brainy on a Poor Diet

Regulatory mechanisms of nutrition-dependent neural development can be explored at the molecular level with appropriate models, such as the fruit fly.

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·January 16, 2023·6 min read

Autism Spectrum Disorder Study Looks at Monkeys as Possible Models

Study builds on mounting evidence that suggests rhesus monkeys may be a good model to study social deficits associated with autism spectrum disorder.

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·January 16, 2023·3 min read

Using Machine Learning to Predict Brain Tumor Progression

Combining machine learning technology with neuroimaging data, clinicians will be better able to fully analyze a patient's glioblastoma brain tumor and predict cancer progression.

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·January 16, 2023·5 min read

Novel Neurofeedback Technique Enhances Awareness of Mind-Wandering

Researchers have developed a novel neurofeedback technique based on Pavlovian conditioning that detects when a person's mind is wandering.

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·January 16, 2023·4 min read

Study Questions Whether Toddlers Choose to Help Dogs Impulsively

Toddlers are twice as likely to help a dog reach a toy, even when the animal showed no interest in the object. The findings suggest toddlers' prosocial and goal-reading abilities extend beyond other humans and to animals.

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·January 16, 2023·6 min read

The Link Between Mental Health and ADHD Is Strong, so Why Aren’t We Paying Attention?

An ADHD diagnosis is more predictive of poor mental health outcomes than other neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.

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·January 15, 2023·5 min read

Why Chocolate Feels So Good: It Is All Down to Lubrication

Researchers have decoded the sensory processing mechanisms that make the sensation of eating chocolate so irresistible to most people.

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·January 15, 2023·5 min read

Overactive Cell Metabolism Linked to Biological Aging

Human cells with impaired mitochondria expend more energy. While this hypermetabolism enhances a cell's short-term survival, it also dramatically increases the rate at which the cell ages.

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·January 15, 2023·5 min read

Having Strong Social Connections Can Improve Your Health

Strong bonds with family can help improve health-related behaviors, while strong connections with friends and other social groups were associated with better overall mental health and well-being.

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·January 15, 2023·5 min read

Old Antipsychotic Drugs May Offer New Option to Treat Type 2 Diabetes

Diphenylbutylpiperidines (DPBPs), an older class of antipsychotic medications can effectively be repurposed to help treat type 2 diabetes, a new study reports.