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·May 16, 2023·4 min read

Clock-Watching Worsens Insomnia

Monitoring time while trying to sleep can exacerbate insomnia and increase the use of sleep aids. The study involved nearly 5,000 patients from a sleep clinic, and found that the stress of estimating sleep durations significantly impeded the ability to fall asleep.

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·April 7, 2023·5 min read

Deaths by Suicide Increase Significantly During the Week of a Full Moon

Deaths by suicide significantly increase during the week of a full moon, specifically in those aged 55 and older. Researchers also discovered deaths by suicide were more likely to occur between 3-4 p.m. and more people took their lives during the month of September.

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·March 10, 2023·3 min read

Therapeutic Target for Glaucoma Discovered

Restoring mitochondrial homeostasis in diseased neurons can protect the optic nerve from being damaged and potentially reverse symptoms of glaucoma.

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·March 7, 2023·4 min read

Blood Test for Anxiety Developed

A newly developed blood test screens for biomarkers associated with anxiety to determine a person's risk of developing the disorder as well as monitor the severity of symptoms in those with anxiety.

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·January 5, 2023·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Disease Researchers Study Gene Associated With the Brain’s Immune Cells

Reduction of the INPP5D gene variant found in the brain's microglia could help to diminish the risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 3, 2022·4 min read

The Brain’s Immune Cell Response in Alzheimer’s Disease

Deletion of the neurodegenerative disease associated microglial gene CX3CR1 aggravated the disease state and increased the accumulation of plaques in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Deficiencies of the gene also impaired the movement of microglia toward the plaques.

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·September 26, 2022·3 min read

Potential Therapeutic Targets to Prevent Hearing Loss Caused by Antibiotics

Researchers have identified an autophagy pathway in hair cells in the ear that's linked to permanent hearing loss that occurs as a result of exposure to aminoglycosides antibiotics in some patients.

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·June 7, 2022·5 min read

New Insights on Infant Word Learning

Early language acquisition may be tied to memory representations that build over time rather than as a repeated connection between objects and words.

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·April 25, 2022·3 min read

The Connection Between Loss of Motivation and Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Targeting synaptic calcium permeable receptors in the nucleus accumbens and blocking them could delay or prevent the onset of Alzheimer's associated neuropsychiatric symptoms, and ultimately cognitive decline.

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·March 23, 2022·3 min read

Intake of FDA-Approved Drug Modulates Disease Progression in Alzheimer’s Model

Niaspan, an FDA-approved drug, limits disease progression in lab models of Alzheimer's disease.

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·December 22, 2021·5 min read

Stigma Surrounding Depression Drops for First Time in Us, but Increases for Other Mental Illnesses

While the stigma against depression has decreased for the first time, the stigma levels for other mental health disorders have either remained stagnant or increased.

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·November 16, 2021·5 min read

Exploring Brain Events to Gain a New Perspective on Brain Injuries and Disorders

A new brain model explored bursts of human brain activity never before studied. The bursts may serve as potential biomarkers for depression, dementia, schizophrenia, and ADHD.

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