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Neuroscience research articles and press releases that cover research published in Open Access journals are listed below. We use Open Access (OA) to mean that the general public has free, open access to research journal articles published online.

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·January 28, 2023·5 min read

Measles Virus ‘Cooperates’ With Itself to Cause Fatal Encephalitis

Measles virus that persists in the body can develop mutations in the F protein, which controls how the virus infects cells. The mutated protein can interact with its normal form, making it capable of infecting the brain.

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·January 27, 2023·3 min read

New Test Could Detect Alzheimer’s Disease 3.5 Years Before Clinical Diagnosis

A newly developed blood-based test reveals changes in hippocampal neurogenesis up to 3.5 years before a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

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·January 26, 2023·4 min read

Why Episodes of Low Blood Sugar Worsen Eye Disease in People With Diabetes

People with diabetes who experience low blood sugar are more likely to experience worsening diabetic retinopathy.

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·January 26, 2023·4 min read

Health Impact of Chemicals in Plastics Is Handed Down Two Generations

Paternal exposure to chemicals in plastics can affect the metabolic health of offspring for two generations, a new study reports. Parental exposure to DCHP leads to higher resistance and impaired insulin signaling in both the first and second generations of offspring.

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·January 26, 2023·3 min read

A New Collection of Human Brain Atlases That Chart Postnatal Development

Researchers have created a collection of month-to-month infant brain maps that capture the fine detail of changes in the early developing brain.

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·January 26, 2023·6 min read

Healthy Lifestyle Linked to Slower Memory Decline in Older Adults

Adopting a healthy lifestyle, in particular, a healthy diet was associated with a slower than average decline in memory over ten years in older adults, even those with the APOE4 Alzheimer's associated genetic variant.

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·January 25, 2023·4 min read

New Software Incorporates Dendritic Properties Into Neural Network Models

A new software framework incorporates dendritic properties and mechanisms into large-scale neural network models.

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·January 25, 2023·6 min read

Prenatal Pollution Exposure Linked to Lower Cognitive Scores in Early Life

Maternal exposure to air pollution during mid-to-late pregnancy was associated with lower scores on tests of cognition, language, and motor skills in children at the age of two.

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·January 25, 2023·4 min read

Drug That Targets Tauopathies in Mice Reveals Sex Differences in Response

Exposure to drugs that target tauopathies extended survival, reduced neurodegenerative biomarkers, and functionally reduced aberrant behaviors in female mice, but not in males.

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·January 25, 2023·5 min read

More Steps and Moderate Physical Activity Cuts Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Risk

Older women who walked or partook in moderate-to-vigorous exercise each day had a reduced risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

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·January 25, 2023·3 min read

Sleep Disorders in Parents and Children Associated With More Parental Stress

Parental stress is higher in parents who suffer from sleep disorders or have children with disordered sleeping.

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·January 25, 2023·4 min read

Using Running to Escape Everyday Stresses May Lead To Exercise Dependence Instead of Mental Well-being

Running can help some escape from their everyday stresses, however, some recreational runners show signs of exercise dependence. Exercise dependence could be the result of maladaptive escapism where one self-suppresses to avoid negative experiences. This can be detrimental to overall well-being.

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Open Access

Measles Virus ‘Cooperates’ With Itself to Cause Fatal Encephalitis

New Test Could Detect Alzheimer’s Disease 3.5 Years Before Clinical Diagnosis

Why Episodes of Low Blood Sugar Worsen Eye Disease in People With Diabetes

Health Impact of Chemicals in Plastics Is Handed Down Two Generations

A New Collection of Human Brain Atlases That Chart Postnatal Development

Healthy Lifestyle Linked to Slower Memory Decline in Older Adults

New Software Incorporates Dendritic Properties Into Neural Network Models

Prenatal Pollution Exposure Linked to Lower Cognitive Scores in Early Life

Drug That Targets Tauopathies in Mice Reveals Sex Differences in Response

More Steps and Moderate Physical Activity Cuts Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Risk

Sleep Disorders in Parents and Children Associated With More Parental Stress

Using Running to Escape Everyday Stresses May Lead To Exercise Dependence Instead of Mental Well-being

Why Human Body Size Leaped 2 Million Years Ago

Accelerated Biological Aging Drives Early-Onset Cancer Risk

Infant Screen Exposure Linked to Lower Future Working Memory

Network Mapping Uncovers 641 Hidden Schizophrenia Risk Genes

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