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·May 24, 2025·4 min read

Stress Hampers Emotional Regulation in Anxiety, Depression & BPD

New research reveals that acute stress can impair key brain functions involved in emotion regulation, particularly in individuals with distress-related disorders like depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. The study found that executive functions—such as working memory, impulse control, and cognitive flexibility—are more likely to be disrupted in these individuals during high-stress moments.

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·July 17, 2023·5 min read

AI Fast-Tracks Disease Risk Predictions

Researchers developed AI software that rapidly analyzes bone density scans to predict a person's future risk of health conditions, such as heart attacks, stroke, falls, fractures, and dementia.

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·January 11, 2023·4 min read

An Education Doesn’t Just Make You Smarter, It Protects Your Gut

Better education has a strong genetic correlation and protective causal association against several disorders that affect the gut, a new study reports.

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·September 5, 2022·4 min read

Can ‘Random Noise’ Unlock Our Learning Potential?

Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) may be a useful tool in enhancing learning rates in those with limited learning capabilities.

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·July 18, 2022·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: Genetic Link to Gut Disorders Confirmed

A new study reveals a genetic link between Alzheimer's disease and several gut-related disorders. Researchers report Alzheimer's patients and those with intestinal disorders have specific genes in common. The findings add to the evidence the gut-brain axis may play a role in the development of neurodegenerative disorders.

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·February 7, 2022·5 min read

No Time to Exercise? What About Three Seconds a Day?

Lifting weights for just three seconds a day can have a positive impact on muscle strength, a new study reveals.

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·May 15, 2021·5 min read

Eating More Fruit and Vegetables Linked to Less Stress, Study Finds

People who consumed 470 grams of fruits and vegetables per day had 10% lower levels of stress than those who ate 230 grams of fresh produce a day.

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·February 18, 2021·4 min read

Discovery of Biomarker Could Help Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms Emerge

Higher levels of the GFAP protein in the blood could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms appear.

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·May 17, 2020·4 min read

New research finds ‘Dr. Google’ is almost always wrong

Turning to Google for medical advice or self-diagnosis may be doing more harm than good. A new study reveals online symptom checkers are only accurate about one-third of the time.

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·February 11, 2020·3 min read

“Women my age tend to drink, it’s normal”

Women aged 50 to 70 are more likely to consume alcohol at levels that exceed low-risk drinking guidelines than younger women. They are also more likely to perceive their drinking behavior as normal and acceptable, so long as they appear in control and respectable.