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·January 9, 2023·6 min read

A New Way to Monitor Blood Flow in the Brain

A newly developed technique called parallel near-infrared interferometric spectroscopy (πNIRS) significantly improves the monitoring of cerebral blood flow throughout the brain.

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·January 9, 2023·5 min read

Human-Approved Medication Brings Back ‘Lost’ Memories in Mice

Roflumilast, a drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of COPD and asthma helps retrieve learning memories following a period of sleep deprivation in mice.

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·January 8, 2023·5 min read

Eating Almonds Daily Boosts Exercise Recovery Molecule by 69% Among ‘Weekend Warriors’

Adding 57g of almonds to the diet every day for a month increases levels of the beneficial fat, 12,13-DiHOME in blood samples immediately after a session of intense exercise.

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·January 7, 2023·3 min read

Decision-Making vs Mood: Can Implicit Confidence Markers Be Related to Mood States in Healthy Adults?

In healthy adults, daily fluctuations in mood do not affect confidence in decision-making.

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·January 7, 2023·4 min read

Speech Analysis Can Help Measure Diagnosis, Severity, and Onset of Mental Illness

Speech pattern analysis can help accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure the severity of symptoms, and predict the onset of mental health conditions.

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·January 7, 2023·7 min read

Small Exposures to Body Positive Content Can Improve Body Image

Following people on social media who promote body positivity by posting images of different body shapes, sizes, colors, and abilities rather than images that focus on typical societal beauty standards can help to boost a person's positive body image.

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·January 7, 2023·8 min read

How Old Is Your Brain, Really?

Deep learning technology can accurately reflect a person's risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease based on brain age.

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·January 6, 2023·6 min read

Scars Mended Using Transplanted Hair Follicles

Hair follicle transplantation promotes skin rejuvenation and scar reduction by expressing genes found in healthy, undamaged skin.

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·January 6, 2023·3 min read

Deep Learning Algorithm Can Hear Alcohol in Voice

New AI technology can instantly determine whether a person is above the legal alcohol limit by analyzing a 12-second clip of their voice.

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·January 6, 2023·7 min read

Gardening May Help Reduce Cancer Risk and Boost Mental Health

A new study reveals community gardening helps lower stress and anxiety, and reduces cancer risks. Researchers found those who gardened had elevated fiber intake and increased physical activity.

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·January 6, 2023·4 min read

New Study Challenges Previous Ideas Regarding Alzheimer’s Disease

The brains of older, cognitively healthy people have similar amounts of dissolvable, non-fibrilla amyloid proteins as the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease. Findings challenge the long-standing theory that having higher levels of amyloid proteins is an underlying cause of Alzheimer's disease.