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·October 24, 2022·6 min read

One in 10 Older Americans Has Dementia

A new study reveals that 10% of adults over the age of 65 in the USA have dementia, while another 22% suffer from mild cognitive impairment.

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·September 26, 2022·4 min read

The Neural Cartography of Smell

The experience of every odor derives from precise circuitry in the brain.

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·September 22, 2022·6 min read

How Does What We Eat Affect Our Healthspan and Longevity? It’s a Complex Dynamic System

Study sheds new light on how normal variations in dietary patterns affect human aging, longevity, and overall health.

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·September 19, 2022·3 min read

Nearly One in Ten in the US Reports Having Depression

A new study finds that the prevalence of depression is highest in women, adolescents, and young adults.

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·September 7, 2022·6 min read

Cravings for Fatty Foods Traced to Gut-Brain Connection

Fat entering the intestines triggers a signal that is conducted across the neurons and to the brain, driving the desire for fatty foods.

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·August 30, 2022·5 min read

Sugar Disrupts Microbiome, Eliminates Protection Against Obesity and Diabetes

Western diets high in sugars reduce the number of Th17 inflammatory cells in the guts of mice, setting off a chain of events that lead to metabolic diseases, prediabetes, and obesity.

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·August 8, 2022·6 min read

Studying Schizophrenia by Emulating It in a Petri Dish

Creating modular neural networks (MoMNets), researchers generate a new way to study schizophrenia and other disorders in a lab setting.

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·July 16, 2022·5 min read

A Robot Learns to Imagine Itself

A new robotics system can create a kinematic model of itself and use the model to plan motion, reach goals, and avoid obstacles in a variety of situations.

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·June 30, 2022·5 min read

Stress During Pregnancy Can Affect Child’s Diet

Stress during pregnancy negatively impacts a child's dietary preferences and overall diet, a new study reports.

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·May 25, 2022·4 min read

Researchers May Have Found the Missing Link Between Alzheimer’s and Vascular Disease

The FMNL2 gene links cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports. Changes of activity in the FMNL2 caused by cerebrovascular disease prevent the efficient cleaning of toxic proteins in the brain, leading to the development of Alzheimer's disease.