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·November 7, 2022·5 min read

Motivation Is Affected by Oxidative Stress, but Nutrition Can Help

Higher levels of glutathione in the nucleus accumbens correlated with better and more steady performance in motivation-based tasks. Findings suggest improvements in accumbal anti-oxidant function that can be acquired via diet or supplementation may be a feasible approach to help boost motivation.

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·October 28, 2022·6 min read

A New Device for Early Diagnosis of Degenerative Eye Disorders

Researchers have developed a new ophthalmological device that can detect degenerative visual problems such as age-related macular degeneration long before the onset of the first symptoms.

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·August 29, 2022·3 min read

Protein ‘Traffic Jam’ in Neurons Linked to Neurodegeneration

Dampening retromer activity slows down the trafficking of tau in neurodegenerative disorders, a new study reports.

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·July 20, 2022·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Improves Motor Skill Learning at Older Age

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation applied to the motor cortex can help improve age-related impairments in learning new motor skills.

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·June 14, 2022·6 min read

Streamlining Stem Cells to Treat Macular Degeneration

A new protocol for differentiating human embryonic stem cells to RPE cells could be a safe and effective approach for treating age-related macular degeneration.

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·April 6, 2022·6 min read

Building Artificial Neurons With Mathematics

Using algebraic topography, researchers have created an algorithm that requires only a few examples to generate a large number of unique cells.

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·April 6, 2022·2 min read

Electronic Implant Reactivates Spinal-Cord Nerves of a Patient With Neurodegenerative Disease

An innovative new system that includes electronic implants directly onto the spinal cord reactivates neurons that control blood pressure, allowing a patient with multiple system atrophy-parkinsonian type (MSA-P) to retain consciousness when she is in an upright position.

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·March 2, 2022·5 min read

Connecting Stress, Weight, and Social Anxiety in Early Adolescence

Stress experienced during peripuberty leads to an increase in adipose fat and a reduction in sociability in young adolescents.

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·October 15, 2021·4 min read

Our Brains Have a Fingerprint Too

Each person has a specific brain "fingerprint", and that fingerprint changes over the course of our lives, a new study reports.

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·July 20, 2021·3 min read

Brain ‘Noise’ Keeps Nerve Connections Young

Study reveals how miniature release events help to keep neurons intact and preserve motor neuron function in aging insects.

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·May 22, 2021·4 min read

Overcoming Long-Term Trauma Can Be Facilitated

Researchers facilitated the extinction of long-term traumatic memories in mice by enhancing activity in the nucleus reuniens.

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·March 5, 2021·4 min read

Retinal Implants Can Give Artificial Vision to the Blind

A new retinal implant that works in conjunction with camera-equipped smart glasses and a microcomputer provides blind people with "artificial vision" by stimulating retinal cells.