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·July 14, 2026·9 min read

Purified THC/CBD Oil Dramatically Lowers Dementia Agitation

A new study demonstrates that a specialized oral THC/CBD medical oil formulation significantly and rapidly reduces end-of-life agitation in late-stage dementia patients.

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·April 17, 2026·8 min read

Decoding the Shame Associated with Ozempic Weight Loss

Women using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss face higher levels of stigma than those using diet and exercise, with many critics viewing the medication as a "shortcut."

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·December 9, 2025·7 min read

Key Brain Protein Controls How We Learn Reward Cues

Changing levels of the brain protein KCC2 can alter how reward associations form, reshaping the learning process that links cues to outcomes. Reduced KCC2 activity increased dopamine neuron firing and strengthened new cue–reward connections, offering insight into how addictions and maladaptive habits develop.

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·August 19, 2025·6 min read

How the Brain Constructs Human Tool-Using Abilities

New research shows that the brain organizes hand movements using a kind of “action alphabet” stored in the supramarginal gyrus. This brain region builds complex actions like turning a key or using scissors by recombining small sets of basic movement patterns, or kinematic synergies.

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·March 15, 2024·3 min read

Brain Abnormalities in Children with Developmental Language Disorder

Researchers have discovered that the anterior neostriatum, a part of the brain linked with movement, shows abnormalities in children with developmental language impairments. This study utilized a novel computational approach to analyze data from 22 studies, revealing that these abnormalities are uniquely prevalent in the anterior neostriatum.

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·July 5, 2023·4 min read

Rethinking Speech Recognition: An Unexpected Discovery in Brain’s Lexicon

Researchers identified the brain's verbal language catalog, or auditory lexicon, in an unexpected location: the front of the primary auditory cortex, not its back. This discovery defies a century-long assumption about brain organization and could significantly influence strategies for recovery and rehabilitation post-brain injury.

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·November 9, 2022·7 min read

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Is as Effective as an Antidepressant Drug for Treating Anxiety Disorders

Study reveals mindfulness-based stress reduction methods proved to be as effective as antidepressants for relieving symptoms for those with anxiety disorders.

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·October 10, 2022·5 min read

After Stroke in an Infant’s Brain, Right Side of Brain Compensates for Loss of Language in Left Side

In children who experienced a left-hemisphere stroke within days of birth, brain plasticity allows the right hemisphere to acquire language abilities normally handled by the left hemisphere while maintaining its own language ability as well.

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·August 19, 2021·4 min read

Key Mental Abilities Can Actually Improve During Aging

Orienting and executive inhibition, two key brain functions associated with attending to new information and focusing on important aspects of a situation, can improve in older individuals. These functions underlie aspects of cognition, including memory and decision making, and even navigation, math, and language.

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·October 26, 2020·4 min read

Study of Reaching and Grasping With Hand or Foot Reveals Novel Brain Insights

The brain processes motor commands, not just through fine muscle contractions, but also via higher-level motor areas that provide a blueprint for performing more complex motor functions, such as grasping, no matter if the toes or fingers are used.