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·November 6, 2021·6 min read

Restoring Normal Sleep Reduces Amyloid-Beta Accumulation in Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Restoring normal sleep patterns by activating the thalamic reticular nucleus with chemogenetics reduced the accumulation of amyloid-beta plaques in the brains.

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·September 14, 2021·3 min read

LSD-Triggered Altered Behaviors Linked to Abnormal Brain Communication

Altered behaviors associated with LSD may be caused by a reduction in the normal communication between the hippocampus and visual cortex.

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·August 3, 2021·5 min read

Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Risk of Schizophrenia Using a Blood Test

Blood tests revealed specific epigenetic biomarkers for schizophrenia. Researchers applied machine learning to analyze the CoRSIVs region of the human genome to identify the schizophrenia biomarkers. Testing the model with an independent data set revealed the AI technology can detect schizophrenia with 80% accuracy.

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·July 27, 2021·6 min read

Eating for Hunger or Pleasure? Regulating These Feeding Behaviors Involves Different Brain Circuits

The brain regulates both eating for hunger and pleasure through serotonin-producing neurons in the midbrain, but the different types of feeding are wired by independent circuits that do not influence the other type of feeding.

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·June 10, 2021·5 min read

Music Listening Near Bedtime Disruptive to Sleep

Researchers say people continue to process music, even when no songs are playing. This can lead to earworms, or tunes that get stuck in your head, which can crop up during sleep. People who experience earworms regularly at night are six times more likely to report poorer quality sleep.

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·May 26, 2021·5 min read

This Brain Circuit Signals When to Stop Eating; Could Regulating It Help With Obesity

Researchers have identified a subpopulation of dopaminergic neurons in the caudal ventral tegmental area that appears to suppress food intake by triggering satiation in mice.

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·May 19, 2021·8 min read

Novel Approach Identifies Genes Linked to Autism and Predicts Patient IQ

A new computational model can identify genes linked to autism and predict the level of intellectual disability in people with ASD by only using rare mutations in genes already associated with the condition.

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·May 6, 2021·6 min read

In a Cell-Eat-Cell World Calcium Ions Activate ‘Eat-Me’ Signal in Necrotic Cells

When necrotic cells expose phosphatidylserine on their outer surfaces, and when phagocytes detect it, the phagocytes ingest and destroy the dying cells.

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·April 29, 2021·6 min read

Fasting Lowers Blood Pressure by Reshaping the Gut Microbiota

Intermittent fasting can help to reduce hypertension by reshaping the gut's microbiome.

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·March 26, 2021·5 min read

Correcting Altered Brain Circuit Could Tackle Coinciding Obesity and Depression

Mice that consumed high-fat diets not only became obese, they also displayed an increased risk of depression and anxiety symptoms. This was mediated by a defective brain circuit. When the disruptions were corrected either genetically or pharmaceutically, mice displayed fewer symptoms of depression and experienced weight loss.

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·March 10, 2021·6 min read

Gut Microbes May Hold the Key for Treating Neurological Disorders

In mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders, researchers found social deficits were mediated by microbes in the gut. By contrast, hyperactivity is controlled by genetics. Treatment with a specific microbe helped improve social behavior.

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·December 8, 2020·5 min read

Novel Gene Variants That Modify the Risk of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered

Researchers have identified 216 new gene variants that appear to play a role in the development of late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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Restoring Normal Sleep Reduces Amyloid-Beta Accumulation in Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

LSD-Triggered Altered Behaviors Linked to Abnormal Brain Communication

Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Risk of Schizophrenia Using a Blood Test

Eating for Hunger or Pleasure? Regulating These Feeding Behaviors Involves Different Brain Circuits

Music Listening Near Bedtime Disruptive to Sleep

This Brain Circuit Signals When to Stop Eating; Could Regulating It Help With Obesity

Novel Approach Identifies Genes Linked to Autism and Predicts Patient IQ

In a Cell-Eat-Cell World Calcium Ions Activate ‘Eat-Me’ Signal in Necrotic Cells

Fasting Lowers Blood Pressure by Reshaping the Gut Microbiota

Correcting Altered Brain Circuit Could Tackle Coinciding Obesity and Depression

Novel Gene Variants That Modify the Risk of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered

Rising Temperatures Show Climate’s Hidden Impact on Substance Use

ChatGPT’s Choices: Overload or Overjoyed? Decoding Decision Dynamics

Worms Illuminate Ancient Emotional Mechanisms

Probing E-Cig and Alcohol’s Joint Assault on the Blood-Brain Barrier

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