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·June 17, 2022·2 min read

Long COVID Risk Less During Omicron Compared to Delta

The odds of those infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 suffering long-COVID are 20-50% less than those infected during the Delta wave of COVID.

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·June 17, 2022·3 min read

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Understanding Serotonin Receptors

Researchers have resolved the structures of all 12 serotonin receptor subtypes.

This shows neurons and glia in a fly brain

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·June 17, 2022·4 min read

Neurons and Glia Collaborate to Drive Neural Regeneration Following Brain Injury

Study reveals how neurons and glial cells contribute to drive neurodegeneration following brain injury.

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·June 17, 2022·7 min read

Artificial Neural Networks Model Facial Processing in Autism

Artificial intelligence helps shed new light on why many with autism have a difficult time when it comes to processing emotions via facial expressions.

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·June 17, 2022·4 min read

When It Comes to ADHD and ASD, the Eyes Could Reveal All

Measuring the electrical activity of the retina in response to light stimulus could be a biomarker for ADHD and autism, researchers report.

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·June 16, 2022·5 min read

Us Versus Them: Harming the ‘Outgroup’ Is Linked to Elevated Activity in the Brain’s Reward Circuitry

Aggression toward members in an "outgroup" was associated with increased activity in areas of the brain associated with reward. Activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex impacted the level of aggression a person demonstrated against an outsider.

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·June 16, 2022·5 min read

Scientists Transplant Human Photoreceptors to Successfully Recover Daylight Perception in Mice

Researchers developed a new method for producing high numbers of human photoreceptor cells. The human photoreceptor cells can be transplanted in bulk to partially degenerated mouse retinas and improve the detection of daylight in mice with damaged eyesight.

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·June 16, 2022·4 min read

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Increase Dementia Risk

People with two of the diseases, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease or stroke have double the risk of developing dementia, researchers say.

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·June 16, 2022·4 min read

30-Year Study Links Childhood Obesity and Fitness to Midlife Cognition

Children with higher cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness and a lower waist-to-hip ratio had higher scores in cognitive tests for attention and processing speed during middle age.

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·June 16, 2022·3 min read

Researchers Described How the Cerebellum Modulates Our Ability to Socialize

Dopamine in the cerebellum helps regulate social behaviors via its action on D2 receptors. Changes in D2 levels in Purkinje cells alter sociability and preference for social novelty without affecting motor function.

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·June 16, 2022·3 min read

Unraveling the Mystery of Genes That Are Key to Brain Development

Study reveals the mechanism by which genes coding for a subset of long non-coding RNA interacts with neighboring genes to regulate the development and function of cortical neurons.