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·August 23, 2022·4 min read

Distorted Time Perception During the Pandemic

Many people report their perception of time felt distorted during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, including problems in tracking the day of the week or feeling as though time was passing slower. Researchers say this temporal disintegration was, in part, associated with pandemic related stressors.

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·July 5, 2022·4 min read

Study Links ALS to Immune and Central Nervous Systems

Based on new findings, researchers say bone marrow transplants may be an effective treatment for ALS.

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·June 17, 2022·4 min read

Researchers Create Maps of the Brain After Traumatic Brain Injury

A new brain mapping study finds damage to one part of the brain changes connections between neurons across the entire brain.

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·June 2, 2022·4 min read

Parents’ Unpredictable Behavior May Impair Optimal Brain Circuit Formation

Unpredictable parental behavior and an unpredictable environment disrupt the optimal development of emotional brain circuits during a child's development, increasing the risk of mental health disorders and substance abuse later in life.

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·May 31, 2022·4 min read

Genetic Sex Determines the Way Your Muscle “Talks” to Other Tissues in Your Body

Sex-specific circuits in muscles signal to other tissues and organs, processing muscle impact differently in males and females.

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·March 29, 2022·3 min read

Study Links Early Life Adversity, Microglia Dysfunction, to Aberrant Adult Stress Responses, Mental Illness

Microglia dysfunction in those who experienced early life adversity prompts an aberrant stress response during adulthood that may be linked to mental illness.

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·March 23, 2022·4 min read

How TREM2 Gene Mutation in Brain Microglia Immune Cells Can Increase Alzheimer’s Risk

A molecular process caused by the TREM2 gene mutation in the brain's microglia increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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·February 14, 2022·3 min read

How a Gene Variant Protects Against Alzheimer’s

The P522R gene variant increases expression levels of several microglia genes which are reduced in people with Alzheimer's disease.

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·January 10, 2022·3 min read

New Neural Circuits That Regulate Spatial Learning and Memory in the Brain’s Hippocampal Formation Discovered

Study identifies a novel neural circuit that regulates spatial learning and memory in the brain's hippocampal formation.

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·December 15, 2021·4 min read

Long-Term and Short-Term Memory Vie for Brain Space

Long-term memory consolidation and short-term memory processes that occur during sleep do so at a cost to one another.

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·November 16, 2021·4 min read

Single Molecule Within a Specific Plant Used by Native Americans Can Treat Both Pain and Diarrhea

The extracts of certain plants long used by Native Americans as topical analgesics activate the KCNQ2/3 potassium channel. The compounds provide pain relief and prevent diarrhea.