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·June 26, 2022·4 min read

Flu Vaccination Linked to 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Older adults who received at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease over the course of a four year follow up than their peers who did not receive a vaccine.

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·June 25, 2022·3 min read

Theta Waves: A Marker of Emotional Regulation

Emotional regulation was linked to theta wave activity in the frontal cortex of the brain.

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·June 25, 2022·6 min read

Black People in the Us Twice as Likely to Face Coercion, Unconsented Procedures During Birth

Black women in the US are twice as likely to be coerced into procedures during perinatal and birth, and to undergo them without explicit consent compared to white women.

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·June 25, 2022·6 min read

First Evidence of Replay During Sleep in the Human Motor Cortex, Which Governs Voluntary Movement

Data collected from a tetraplegic man learning a BCI to play Simon showed the brain replays the learned information during sleep.

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·June 25, 2022·4 min read

Impostor Syndrome: When Self-Doubt Gets the Upper Hand

Impostor syndrome, or a fear that a person's abilities will be exposed as a "deception", can appear regardless of age, gender, or level of intelligence.

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·June 25, 2022·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Disease Affects Most Known Biological Pathways in the Brain

Out of 341 known biological pathways, 91% are linked to Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 24, 2022·5 min read

Study Argues Developmental Dyslexia Essential to Human Adaptive Success

Researchers argue those with dyslexia are specialized to explore the unknown. This explorative bias has an evolutionary basis that plays a crucial role in human survival.

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·June 24, 2022·2 min read

Researchers Uncover Brain Waves Related to Social Behavior

Study reveals brain wave activity in the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala associated with social behavior in mice.

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·June 24, 2022·2 min read

Females Found to Itch Less Than Males

The female hormone estradiol helps suppress itch associated with psoriasis. The findings shed light on why men are more prone to psoriasis and offers hope for new targeted treatment for itch disorders.

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·June 23, 2022·4 min read

Researchers Discover Solutions to Gender Bias in Autism Diagnoses

Study reports girls and boys show similar rates of concern for ASD and identifies several biases contributing to the inflated sex ratio for autism diagnosis. The findings could help with the early identification of girls on the autism spectrum.