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·April 15, 2023·5 min read

Drawing Pictures Is Great for Children’s Development

Drawing doesn't just inspire creativity in children, it also helps develop communication skills, learning, and memory.

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·April 15, 2023·7 min read

Hearing Aids May Protect Against a Higher Risk of Dementia Associated With Hearing Loss

People with hearing loss who do not use a hearing aid are at increased risk of developing dementia than those who use hearing aids, a new study reports.

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·April 15, 2023·4 min read

How Diet Can Impact the Brain

Scientists have called for a consensus on which cognitive tests to use when assessing the impact of nutrition on brain function They recommend reducing the number of tests and standardizing reporting guidelines, which could enable researchers to pool data and make more confident decisions about how diet affects cognition over the life course.

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·April 15, 2023·4 min read

AI Can Spot Early Signs of Alzheimer’s in Speech Patterns

Artificial intelligence can detect signs of mild cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease, even when no symptoms are apparent, by analyzing a person's speech. The technology could be used as a simple screening method to identify early signs of cognitive impairment.

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·April 14, 2023·4 min read

Drug Form of Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Found to Improve Survival in Brain Cancer Models

Indirubin, a natural product found in the indigo plant and used in Chinese medicine, improved survival in mouse models of glioblastoma brain cancer.

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·April 14, 2023·4 min read

Stem Cell Therapy Could Restore Vision to Those With Macular Degeneration and Other Blinding Eye Diseases

A new method enables the production of photoreceptor progenitor cells that resemble embryonic cells. These cells can be transplanted and restore retinal function, and ultimately recovery of vision for those with blinding diseases including age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

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·April 14, 2023·3 min read

Calling AI Experts! Join the Hunt for Exoplanets

The Ariel Data Challenge 2023 is calling on artificial intelligence and machine learning experts to assist in gathering data about exoplanets.

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·April 14, 2023·3 min read

Missing Link Between Risk Genes Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered

Scientists have discovered a connection between two types of Alzheimer's disease, shedding light on how the most common form of the disease is linked to a rarer form. The discovery could help researchers develop new treatments for Alzheimer's, which affects millions of people worldwide.

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·April 14, 2023·4 min read

Hearing Loss Is a Side Effect of COVID-19

A link has been discovered between COVID-19 infection and sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). Upto one-third of patients referred to audiologists for SSHL were previously diagnosed with COVID-19. Other studies report an increase in SSHL in those with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection.

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·April 14, 2023·5 min read

Disrupted Rhythms of Rest and Wakefulness Contribute to Worse Symptoms in Schizophrenia Patients

Those with schizophrenia who had more erratic sleep patterns, excessively rigid daily routines, and dysregulated patterns between sleep and wake transition had worse symptoms associated with schizophrenia and poorer quality of life.

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·April 14, 2023·4 min read

Bodily Rhythm Affects Behavior

Examining cell phone data, researchers determine the human body has rhythms that range from between 7 to 52 days, and these cycles influence how we behave.

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·April 13, 2023·3 min read

Study Casts Doubt on Causal Link Between Cognitive Ability and Obesity

The associations between cognitive ability and body mass index (BMI) may largely reflect confounding by other factors related to family background. The study suggests that previous findings on the link between cognitive ability and BMI may be biased by shared family factors, rather than being causal.