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·April 19, 2022·5 min read

Mental Illness Associated With Increased Death From Cardiovascular Disease

People with severe mental health conditions have a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and other cardiovascular events than those without mental health disorders. Researchers say the association between mental illness and cardiovascular-related death has become stronger over recent decades.

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·September 22, 2017·3 min read

Touching Helps Build the Sexual Brain

While it is widely believed social cues can accelerate puberty, previous studies have found it difficult to clearly identify the most crucial signals responsible for the change. A new study in PLOS Biology reveals sexual touch contributes to the acceleration of puberty.

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·March 9, 2022·4 min read

Music Combined With Auditory Beat Stimulation May Reduce Anxiety

Combining music with audio beat stimulation helps reduce anxiety in some people more effectively than listening to music alone.

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·September 20, 2017·3 min read

Self Control May Not Diminish Throughout the Day

A new PLOS ONE study reveals that regardless of the time of day, people experience a loss of motivation for completing a single task over its duration.

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·November 23, 2016·4 min read

Missed Connections: Memory Related Brain Activity Loses Cohesion As We Age

Researchers report groups of brain regions that synchronize their activity during memory tasks become smaller and more numerous as people age.

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·August 10, 2017·4 min read

Reaction Time Variation May Be a Marker That Predicts Mortality in Old Age

According to a PLOS ONE study, a person's intraindividual reaction time variability may be an independent predictor of mortality.

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·March 23, 2023·4 min read

Nearly 1 in 5 Adults May Have Misophonia, Experiencing Significant Negative Responses to Sounds

Up to 18% of the population suffer from misophonia, or an increased intolerance to certain sounds such as a person chewing. Some people with misophonia report more than simple frustration when exposed to certain noises, they say they feel trapped and helpless when they can not get away from sounds that bother them.

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·June 1, 2022·4 min read

Team Sports Linked to Fewer Mental Health Difficulties for Kids

Children who participate in team sports have better mental health outcomes than those who play individual sports or take part in no sports at all. Those who play individual sports have worse mental health outcomes than those who do not play sports.

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·May 4, 2017·4 min read

Brain Model Explores the Cause of Different Epileptic Seizure Onset Patterns

A new study explores which of the two main patterns of brain activity may be seen during the onset of an epileptic seizure.

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·July 15, 2021·4 min read

Dogs May Not Return Their Owners’ Good Deeds

A new study demonstrated dogs do not reciprocate food-giving, nor do they act more favorably toward a friendly human.

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·December 15, 2020·6 min read

Better Heart Health Scores in Midlife Linked to Lower Risk of Late-Life Dementia

Better cardiovascular health in midlife was associated with a decreased risk of developing dementia later in life.

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·May 11, 2018·3 min read

Video of Moving Discs Reconstructed From Rat Retinal Neural Signals

Researchers have successfully reconstructed a short movie of randomly moving discs produced by rat retinal neurons, with the help of machine learning technology.

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