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·January 24, 2024·5 min read

Oxytocin Helps Mice Avoid Bullies

Researchers discovered how mice learn to avoid their aggressors after a defeat. This study shows that the anterior ventrolateral part of the ventromedial hypothalamus (aVMHvl) in the brain, along with the hormone oxytocin, plays a central role in this behavior.

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·October 26, 2023·5 min read

Redefining Death: The Push to Update the U.S. Death Act

A new survey reveals that 83% of 41 influential organizations support revisions to the U.S. Uniform Determination of Death Act. The act, defining death as either the irreversible cessation of brain or cardiopulmonary functions, is now under scrutiny.

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·October 20, 2023·5 min read

DASH Diet May Be A Shield Against Memory Loss in Women

Researchers found that middle-aged women on the DASH diet, aimed at lowering blood pressure, were 17% less likely to experience cognitive decline in their later years. This discovery has significant ramifications as women constitute over two-thirds of Alzheimer's disease diagnoses.

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·September 20, 2023·5 min read

How Infant Cries Activate Mother’s Nursing Response

A new study unveils the brain mechanism in rodents behind a mother's quick response to her newborn's cry by releasing breast milk. The research reveals that a baby's wail triggers the release of the hormone oxytocin, facilitating lactation.

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·June 8, 2023·5 min read

Emotional Switchboard in Mouse Brain Reveals Infanticide Trigger

A recent study uncovers the brain mechanism that drives female mice to kill their young. The research identifies a mid-brain region, the principal nucleus of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNSTpr), as a trigger for infanticide in females.

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·May 11, 2023·6 min read

Increased Long-Covid Risk for Those With Sleep Apnea

The risk of developing long COVID symptoms may be significantly increased in adults with sleep apnea.

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·April 19, 2023·5 min read

Turning Gray: Stuck Stem Cells Turn Hair Gray

A new study sheds light on why we tend to go gray as we age. Researchers found melanocyte stem cells get stuck as we grow older, losing the ability to grow and maintain natural hair color. The team's next move is to investigate a means of restoring the motility of melanocyte stem cells or physically moving them back to their germ compartment in order to naturally restore hair color.

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·November 10, 2022·7 min read

Severely Stressful Events Worsen Symptoms of Long COVID

Recent stressful experiences, such as the loss of a loved one or economic insecurity are strong predictors as to whether a person hospitalized for COVID-19 will experience symptoms of long COVID a year later.

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·November 6, 2022·5 min read

Lucid Dying: Patients Recall Death Experiences During CPR

1 in 5 people who receive CPR report lucid experiences of death while they are seemingly unconscious and on the brink of death. The lucid experiences appear to be different from hallucinations, dreams, illusions, and delusions. Researchers found during these experiences the brain has heightened activity and markers for lucidity, suggesting the human sense of self, like other biological functions, may not completely stop around the time of death.

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·August 25, 2022·6 min read

Psychedelic Drug Therapy May Help Treat Alcohol Addiction

A new study reports two doses of the psychedelic compound psilocybin reduced heavy alcohol consumption by 83% when combined with therapy for those with alcohol use disorder.

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·August 22, 2022·4 min read

Brains Cells Born Together Wire and Fire Together for Life

Neurons that were "born" at the same time show distinct connectivity and activity throughout the life of an animal.

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·February 8, 2022·5 min read

Loneliness Associated With Increased Risk of Dementia in Older Adults

Study reports a three-fold increased risk of developing dementia in older adults with no genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, who experience social isolation and loneliness.