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·October 13, 2022·4 min read

Listen! Birdsong Is Good for Mental Health

Listening to birdsong reduces anxiety and paranoia, a new study reports.

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·October 13, 2022·4 min read

Early Deprivation Continues to Affect Brain Development Well Into Adolescence

Children removed from institutional care and placed into well-supported foster care by the age of three had changes in brain areas that support high-order problem-solving by age 16. In those who were placed in supportive foster care, brain areas associated with emotional processing, language, and executive function developed typically. However, this pattern was altered in those deprived of family-based care.

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·October 13, 2022·3 min read

Modern Humans Co-existed With Neanderthals

A new modeling study reports modern humans may have co-existed with Neanderthals in France and Northern Spain between 1,400 and 2,900 years before the Neanderthals became extinct.

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·October 13, 2022·5 min read

Memory and Logic Test Detects Dementia Signs up to Nine Years Ahead of Diagnosis

People who later developed Alzheimer's disease scored poorly on memory and logic-based tests, as well as reaction times and grip tests. They were also more likely to have experienced a fall within the past 12 months. Those who developed PSP were twice as likely to experience a fall.

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·October 13, 2022·6 min read

High-Sugar Diet Decreases Ability to Sense Sweetness in Rats

In rats, high-sugar diets lower the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness. However, curbing high sugar in the diet allowed sensitivity to sweetness to return.

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·October 12, 2022·2 min read

No Link Between Mediterranean Diet and Decreased Risk of Dementia

Study finds no significant evidence to support the link between following either the Mediterranean diet or a conventional diet and a reduced risk of developing dementia.

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·October 12, 2022·2 min read

AI That Can Learn Patterns of Human Language

A new artificial intelligence model automatically learns higher-level language patterns that can apply to different languages, enabling it to achieve better results.

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·October 12, 2022·3 min read

Men With Higher IQ More Likely to Bet on Horse Racing

The higher a man's IQ, the more likely he is to partake in betting on horse races, a new study concludes.

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·October 12, 2022·4 min read

Scientists Discover Mechanism of Hearing

For the first time, researchers have captured in near-atomic detail the structure of a key part of the inner ear responsible for hearing. The results could pave the way for developing new treatments for those with hearing impairments.

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·October 12, 2022·2 min read

Traumatic Experiences May Be Associated With Lower Levels of Sex Hormones

A history of trauma is associated with lower concentrations of estrone and estradiol in middle-aged women, especially in those who suffer from a lack of sleep or other sleep disorders.

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·October 12, 2022·5 min read

How Do Tired Animals Stay Awake?

In fruit flies, specific neurons in the brain adapt to help the insect remain alert in dangerous situations and fall asleep after a trying day. The findings could help in the development of new therapies to treat sleep disorders in humans.

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·October 12, 2022·3 min read

A Link Between Humor and Body Image

Women who use positive humor to describe themselves have a more positive view of their body image than those who use self-deprecating humor. Those who have negative body image and use self-defeating humor are more likely to have worse eating habits.