FeaturedPsychology·June 1, 2021·5 min readJunk Food Game Helps People Eat Less and Lose WeightA new brain training app helps people to make healthier food choices and assists in weight-loss regimes, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 1, 2021·4 min readALS Development Could Be Triggered by Loss of Network Connections in the Spinal CordInhibitory neurons in the spinal cord lose their connections to motor neurons in mouse models of ALS. While no connection between this deterioration to the development of ALS has been made, researchers say the loss of inhibitory signals could explain why motor neurons die in those with ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 1, 2021·3 min readEarly Bird or Night Owl? Study Links Shift Worker Sleep to ‘Chronotype’Findings of a new study could help to design better strategies to improve sleep in workers with atypical work schedules.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 1, 2021·4 min readWhy Moms Take Risks to Protect Their InfantsA mother's overwhelming desire to take risks in the face of danger to protect her child, and other nurturing behaviors, are driven by neurons in the cMPOA region of the hypothalamus which contains a protein called the calcitonin receptor.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 1, 2021·7 min readA New Genetic Form of ALS in Children DiscoveredSPTLC1, a gene linked to the fat production system, has been implicated in a newly identified ALS-like disease in children.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 1, 2021·3 min readMen Make More Extreme Choices and DecisionsWhy males may be more prone to make more extreme choices, their decisions do not necessarily have a negative outcome.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 1, 2021·6 min readProtecting the Intellectual Abilities of People at Risk for PsychosisPrescribing SSRIs during late childhood to those with genetic risk factors for psychosis can reduce the deterioration of intellectual abilities, a new study reveals. SSRIs appear to have a neuroprotective effect for certain brain areas associated with the onset of psychosis if provided early.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2021·5 min readHow Active Early Learning Shapes the Adult BrainVulnerable children who received emotionally supportive and stimulating learning in the first five years of life had significant changes in brain structure during mid-life.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 1, 2021·3 min readRole of Sleep-Related Brain Activity in Clearing Toxic Proteins and Preventing Alzheimer’s DiseaseThe connection between brain activity during sleep and cerebrospinal fluid flow was reduced in those with risk factors for dementia and those with Alzheimer's disease than in the healthy control group.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 1, 2021·4 min readHealthy Lifestyle Linked to Better Cognition for Oldest Adults, Regardless of Genetic RiskAdults over 80 who maintained a healthy lifestyle, including exercise and diet, had a lower risk of cognitive decline, even if they had genetic risk factors for dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2021·5 min readLow Birth Weight and Preterm Birth Associated With Lower IQ Performance in AdulthoodAverage IQ was significantly lower for adults who were born with either a very low birth weight or born very prematurely, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2021·4 min readBPA Exposure Below Regulatory Levels Can Impact Brain DevelopmentA new mouse study reveals that exposure to BPA at levels 25 times lower than deemed safe has an impact on brain development.Read More