Summary: Researchers have identified three factors that influence whether a person is likely to seek more information or ignore facts about their health, finances, and personality traits.

Source: UCL

People […]

Summary: The dSlo2 channel appears to play a role in suppressing hyperactivity in the brain that causes epileptic seizures.

Source: Colorado State University

Epilepsy, a chronic brain disorder that causes […]

Summary: Wisdom is strongly and positively associated with resilience, happiness, and mental well-being, and negatively correlated with loneliness, depression, and anxiety.

Source: UCSD

Researchers at […]

Summary: An increased white blood cell count has been linked to increased depression polygenic scores. The findings highlight the importance of the immune system in the development and severity of […]

Summary: Synaptic vesicles are a major source of energy consumption in inactive neurons, a new study reports.

Source: Weill Cornell University

Pound for pound, the brain consumes vastly more energy than […]

Summary: Adults make fewer errors in judging statistical information when they are able to experience the information firsthand, a new study reports.

Source: Max Planck Institute

Babies have the intuitive […]

Summary: Researchers say the COVID pandemic has had an impact on people’s cognitive abilities and risk perception.

Source: McGill University

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested our psychological limits. Some […]

Summary: Does the thought of the impending holidays leave you feeling stressed out? Researchers provide hints and tips for reducing anxiety and stress over the holiday period.

Source: University of New South […]

Summary: The noise of traffic and wind farms has an impact on sleep, researchers report. The study revealed the effects of the noise were brief, and most study participants’ brain waves returned to baseline sleep […]

Summary: Changes in human sex ratio at birth are associated with the presence of air and water pollution, a new study reports.

Source: PLOS

Changes in the human sex ratio at birth—defined as the p […]

Summary: Microglia, a key immune cell in the brain, appears to mediate the relationship between the gut microbiome and amyloid-beta deposits in male mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.

Source: University of […]

Summary: The motivation to invest in social interactions is closely linked to the reward system via the activation of dopaminergic neurons.

Source: University of Geneva

Human beings, like most mammals, need […]

Summary: A drug currently being tested in cancer clinical trials appears to prevent dysfunction in an immune cell signaling pathway associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Blocking the pathway could prevent […]

Summary: A newly designed bionic eye is safe and stable for long-term implantation, researchers conclude following a three-month study in sheep. The discovery paves the way for human trials of the bionic […]

Summary: A neuroimaging study reveals significant structural differences in the brain of fetuses exposed to alcohol. Researchers found alcohol exposed fetuses had increased volume in the corpus callosum and […]

Summary: A unique subset of group 3 innate lymphoid cells spurs T cells to attack myelinated nerve fibers in mouse models of multiple sclerosis.

Source: Weill Cornell University

A group of immune cells that […]

Summary: Caffeine improves visual acuity by increasing alertness and detection accuracy for moving objects, a new study reports.

Source: University of Waterloo

In the first study of its kind to explore […]

Summary: A newly developed system dubbed Opto-vTrap can temporarily trap vesicles from being released from brain cells.

Source: Institute for Basic Science

Controlling signal transmission and reception […]

Summary: A new AI algorithm can detect behavioral symptoms associated with anxiety with over 90% accuracy.

Source: Simon Fraser University

Researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect […]

Summary: Researchers report Xenobots, a computer-designed, hand-assembled organism can find and gather single cells, and assemble “baby” Xenobots. After a few days, the immature Xanobots can also find cells and […]