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·January 29, 2021·3 min read

Chinese Spice Helps Unravel the Mysteries of Human Touch

Using hydroxy-α-sanshoo, a bioactive compound of Szechuan pepper, researchers gain new insight into how the brain detects and perceives touch.

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·January 23, 2021·5 min read

Up to a Fifth of Adults Have Mental Health Problems in Midlife

People born between 1946 and 1970 were up to 20% more likely to report psychological distress, including symptoms of anxiety and depression during their 40s and 50s, a new study reports.

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·January 19, 2021·4 min read

Eye Tests Predict Parkinson’s-Linked Cognitive Decline 18 Months Ahead

A simple vision test can predict whether a person with Parkinson's disease will develop cognitive decline or dementia within 18 months.

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·January 5, 2021·5 min read

Heat Treatment May Make Chemotherapy More Effective

Heating up cancer cells as they are being targeted with chemotherapy appears to be a highly effective way of killing them off.

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·November 19, 2020·4 min read

Wearable Imaging Cap Provides a Window Into Babies’ Brains

A newly developed headset capable of brain mapping may help provide new insight into developmental disorders, including autism and cerebral palsy.

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·November 9, 2020·4 min read

Astrocytes Play a Vital Role in Preventing Acidification of the Brain

Astrocytes play a vital role in maintaining the pH balance within the brain.

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·November 4, 2020·4 min read

Earwax Sampling Could Measure Stress Hormone

Researchers have developed a new device that is able to detect cortisol levels through sampling ear wax.

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·September 24, 2020·5 min read

Parental Touch Reduces Pain Responses in Babies’ Brains

Skin-to-skin contact between a parent and newborn reduces how strongly a baby's brain responds to pain.

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·September 20, 2020·5 min read

PTSD May Double Risk of Dementia

People with PTSD were more than twice as likely to develop dementia than the general population.

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·August 11, 2020·4 min read

Cannabidiol Improves Blood Flow to Brain’s Hippocampus

Cannabidiol (CBD) increases cerebral blood flow to areas of the brain associated with memory processing, specifically the hippocampus. The findings identify a potential mechanism for the use of CBD to treat disorders associated with altered memory processing, including Alzheimer's disease, PTSD, and schizophrenia.

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·August 3, 2020·5 min read

Energy Demands Limit Our Brains’ Information Processing Capacity

Paying attention alters how the brain allocates its limited energy. As the brain uses more energy to process information we attend to, the less energy is supplied to processing outside our field of attention.

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·July 8, 2020·5 min read

Delirium, Rare Brain Inflammation and Stroke Linked to Covid-19

Coronavirus infection can lead to an array of neurological complications, including delirium, stroke, and a rare, often fatal neuroinflammatory condition called ADEM. The neurological complications did not always correlate with the severity of respiratory symptoms. In some patients, brain inflammation was likely caused by an immune response to COVID-19, suggesting the neurological damage may be a result of immune system activation rather than the virus itself.

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