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·May 22, 2018·3 min read

Most People With Earliest Alzheimer’s Signs Won’t Develop Dementia Associated With the Disease

A new study from researchers at UCLA reveals most people with preclinical signs of Alzheimer's dementia will not develop the full scale of the disease.

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·May 21, 2018·5 min read

Sleep Better, Parent Better

Study reveals mothers who have insufficient sleep, or lack of quality sleep, are more irritable, suffer impaired attention and are less consistent in their parenting of their adolescents.

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·May 21, 2018·3 min read

Personalizing Therapeutic Brain Stimulation

Personalized rTMS treatments could be revolutionary in helping combat neuropsychiatric disorders, researchers say.

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·May 21, 2018·4 min read

Pregnancy Drug DES May Have Triggered ADHD in Grandchildren of Women Who Used It

A new study reveals elevated risks of ADHD diagnosis in grandchildren of women who took a synthetic estrogen drug, known as DES, between 1948 and 1971.

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·May 21, 2018·4 min read

Cell Types Underlying Schizophrenia Identified

Researchers have identified different neuron types and provided a new list of genes associated with schizophrenia. The findings could pave the way for developing new targeted therapies to treat the condition.

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·May 19, 2018·4 min read

5 Things to Know About Mass Shootings in America

A new study looks at misconceptions that occur as a result of mass shootings and aims to debunk some of the common myths.

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·May 18, 2018·4 min read

Cognitive Training Reduces Gait Freezing in Parkinson’s

Researchers report Parkinson's patients who received a combination of cognitive training and dopaminergic medication showed a significant reduction in the severity of their freezing of gait, a symptom associated with PD.

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·May 18, 2018·3 min read

Sleep Deprivation Takes Toll on Decision Making

A new study will look at how sleep deprivation affects cognitive flexibility and cognitive processing on a neurobiological level.

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·May 18, 2018·7 min read

Add Language to Math to Help Kids Succeed at School

Reading ability in kindergarten predicted later reading, math and language skills in children. Researchers say adding language to 'kindergarten readiness' skills can help to improve academic success in other subject areas.

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·May 18, 2018·5 min read

Is It Rational to Trust Your Gut Feelings?

Researchers report intuition is the result of information processing in the brain that results in prediction based on previous experience.

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·May 17, 2018·5 min read

How Social Isolation Transforms the Brain

A new study reveals the neurobiological effects of social isolation in mice. Researchers report a neurochemical called tachykinin is overproduced during long term social isolation, leading to increased aggression and fear.