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·April 12, 2021·5 min read

Imbalance in Gum Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker

An increase in bad gum bacteria and a decrease in good bacteria is associated with amyloid-beta in cerebral spinal fluid samples of older adults. The findings add to the growing body of evidence linking periodontal disease to the development of Alzheimer's.

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·March 25, 2021·3 min read

Narcissism Driven by Insecurity, Not Grandiose Sense of Self

Contrary to popular belief, vulnerable narcissism is driven by personal insecurity and not an over-inflated sense of self. Researchers also found grandiose, or malignant, narcissism may be better understood as a manifestation of psychopathy.

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·February 26, 2021·4 min read

Social Media Use Driven by Search for Reward, Akin to Animals Seeking Food

The use of social media, specifically to drive "likes" to our content, follows a pattern of "reward learning", much like when an animal is trained to seek food rewards.

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·October 7, 2020·4 min read

How the Brain Separates Present From Past Dangers

Protein synthesis in different amygdala neuron populations is essential for storing information about threat and safety.

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·August 25, 2020·4 min read

Why We Distort Probability

People distort probability to compensate for perceptual and cognitive limitations.

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·August 13, 2020·5 min read

How Do We Prioritize What We See?

The occipital cortex plays a causal role in piloting our attention to manage the intake of images.

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·July 6, 2020·3 min read

Scientists Discover a New Connection Between the Eyes and Touch

Micro-saccades, or tiny eye movements, can be used as an index of our ability to anticipate relevant information in the environment, independent of the information's sensory modality.

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·March 18, 2020·2 min read

Scientists answer COVID-19 questions on new website

NYU and FAS researchers have developed a new, interactive website that allows users to ask professionals about COVID-19. If a user has a specific question, they can submit it to a crowdsourced network of doctors and researchers. Questions are currently answered within hours, but as the network grows, it is hoped the timeframe will be shorter. The service will also be available on Amazon's Alexa by the end of the week.

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·February 26, 2020·4 min read

Vaping alters oral bacteria, increasing infection risk

Vaping e-cigarettes modulates the oral microbiome and increases the abundance of pathobionts. The aerosols in vaping products alter the host response, prompting gum inflammation and making epithelial cells in the mouth susceptible to infection.

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·February 3, 2020·4 min read

Early life experiences biologically and functionally mature the brain

Learning and memory abilities may vary, depending on the nature of individual experiences early in life.

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·February 2, 2020·5 min read

Single dose of psilocybin reduces depression and anxiety for a year in cancer patients

A single dose of the psychedelic psilocybin reduces depression, anxiety, and feelings of hopelessness in cancer patients for 12 months after the drug is administered.

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·January 14, 2020·5 min read

Flame retardants and pesticides overtake heavy metals as biggest contributors to IQ loss

Exposure to flame retardants and pesticides resulted in more than a million cases of intellectual disability in children between 2001 and 2016. However, adverse outcomes from exposure to mercury and lead fell significantly during the same period.

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