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·August 14, 2021·3 min read

Cats Prefer to Get Free Meals Rather Than Work for Them

Domestic cats choose not a contrafreeload, a behavior where most animals prefer to work for their food.

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·June 15, 2021·5 min read

That Song Is Stuck in Your Head, but It’s Helping You to Remember

Earworms, those songs that get stuck in your head, may help strengthen memories of music and life events, a new study reports.

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·May 17, 2021·6 min read

Air Quality Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s

Study reveals an association between traffic-related air pollution and an increased risk of age-related Alzheimer's disease.

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·March 18, 2021·3 min read

Animal Model Opens Way to Test Alzheimer’s Disease Therapies

Using rhesus macaques, researchers have developed a new model of early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·March 12, 2021·5 min read

Adolescents With Autism May Engage Neural Control Systems Differently

Proactive control is not impaired in those on the autism spectrum. Instead, those with ASD implement proactive control in a unique manner.

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·March 10, 2021·4 min read

Making Decisions Based on How We Feel About Memories, Not Accuracy

Objective and subjective memories function independently and involve different areas of the brain. People who make decisions based on subjective memory rely more on how they feel about the memory than on the accuracy of the details.

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·January 25, 2021·5 min read

Biomarkers in Mother’s Plasma Predict a Type of Autism in Offspring With 100% Accuracy

Using machine learning, researchers have identified patterns of maternal autoantibodies in the blood plasma of pregnant women that were highly associated with autism and the severity of symptoms in offspring.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·December 17, 2020·6 min read

Big Brains and White Matter: New Clues About Autism Subtypes

Two new studies shed light on brain development and changes in ASD. Researchers found the development of white matter tracts in the brain was linked to the severity of autism symptoms. Additionally, larger brain size at age 3 was linked to a larger brain size later in childhood.

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·December 9, 2020·3 min read

Hydrogen Peroxide Keeps Gut Bacteria Away From the Colon Lining

An enzyme in the colon lining releases hydrogen peroxide to help protect the body from gut microbes.

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·December 9, 2020·4 min read

New Compound Related to Psychedelic Ibogaine Could Treat Addiction and Depression

Researchers have developed a non-hallucinogenic version of the drug ibogaine which has the potential to treat depression, addiction, anxiety, and a range of other mental health disorders.

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·October 27, 2020·4 min read

Empathy May Be in the Eye of the Beholder

People don't tend to like those who show empathy to morally questionable individuals.

Autism Featured Genetics

·October 22, 2020·6 min read

Cord Blood DNA Can Hold Clues for Early Autism Diagnosis and Intervention

A distinct DNA methylation signature has been discovered in cord blood of children who are later diagnosed with autism. The findings could provide a new biomarker for early detection and intervention for ASD.