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·October 28, 2016·4 min read

Procedure Feared to ‘Suck Brain From Skull’ Safe for Malaria Patients

Researchers report lumbar puncture procedures are safe to treat malaria in children.

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·November 1, 2016·5 min read

Wild Cat Brains: An Evolutionary Curveball

According to researchers, wild cat brains don't necessarily respond to the same evolutionary pressures as primates.

Featured Psychology

·February 4, 2017·1 min read

Personality Traits ‘Contagious’ Among Children

A new study suggests personality is shaped by environment, not just genes and that children may have a bigger influence on each other than we realize.

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·March 8, 2017·4 min read

Promising Lead That May Reduce Autism Symptoms

Researchers have identified a single protein that could be responsible for causing a number of behavioral symptoms as well as molecular and cellular abnormalities in Fragile X.

Featured Genetics

·May 1, 2017·5 min read

First US Nonhuman Primate Gene Editing Study Successful

Researchers show CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology can be effectively used in rhesus monkey embryos.

Featured Psychology

·June 6, 2017·3 min read

Are Friends Better For Us Than Family?

As we age, the value of friendships grows stronger and may be more important to us than family relationships, a new study reports.

Featured Neurology

·September 5, 2017·4 min read

Longtime Antidepressant Could Slow Parkinson’s Progression

According to researchers, an antidepressant that has been available for more than 50 years could help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. The drug, nortiptyline, has been shown to stop the growth of alpha synuclein.

Featured Neurology

·September 7, 2017·5 min read

Scratch-and-Sniff Test Could Predict Parkinson’s Earlier Than Previously Thought

A new smell test could help doctors identify those at risk of developing Parkinson's disease up to 10 years before symptoms appear.

Image shows the researcher demonstrating a hands on the hips power pose.

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·September 11, 2017·4 min read

‘Power Poses’ Don’t Work, Studies Suggest

A popular TED Talk argues power poses helps to boost confidence and increases chances of success. A number of new studies challenges the assertions, reporting that power poses may make people feel more powerful, but that is where the effect ends.

Featured Psychology

·September 14, 2017·3 min read

Expressive Writing Cools Brain on Stressful Tasks for Worriers

Using EEG to measure brain activity, Michigan State University researchers discover expressive writing can help those who worry excessively to calm their fears before entering into a stressful task.