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·June 10, 2020·5 min read

Study of 62 countries finds people react similarly to everyday situations

Study finds the world is a much more similar and unified place than we thought.

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·May 12, 2020·5 min read

How memory function could be preserved after brain injury

Suppressing TLR4 activity following a traumatic brain injury, such as concussion, reduces excitability, and improves working memory performance up-to a month later.

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·April 3, 2020·3 min read

Removing the novel coronavirus from the water cycle

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can linger for days in sewage and water systems and remain infectious. Researchers call for new studies to determine if current water treatment methods are efficient and effective at killing SARS-CoV-2.

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·April 1, 2020·4 min read

Aggressive lockdowns need to last more than six weeks to contain COVID-19

Preliminary results from a new model suggest the COVID-19 lockdown should last for more than six weeks. The advice is based on data which shows it takes countries almost three weeks to see a growth rate staying below 10% and doubling time over seven days. It takes a month to keep the growth rate under control and at 1%, and 45 days to achieve containment.

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·March 30, 2020·5 min read

Alcohol consumption by fathers before conception could impact brain development

Male alcohol consumption before conception was linked to significant deficits in their offspring's brain development, specifically within the neocortex. For mothers-to-be who drink alcohol, the negative outcomes of prenatal alcohol exposure on fetal brain development can be reduced with choline supplementation.

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·March 20, 2020·4 min read

New drug target found for COVID-19

Researchers have identified a potential new drug target for COVID-19. The scientists mapped the anatomical structures of two critical SARS-CoV-2 proteins in the nsp10/nsp16 complex. If a drug can be developed to inhibit nsp10/nsp16, researchers believe the immune system should be able to detect the infection and eradicate it faster.

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·March 13, 2020·3 min read

How associative fear memory is formed in the brain

The formation of fear memories involves the strengthening of neural pathways between the hippocampus and the amygdala.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 24, 2020·5 min read

Research finds support for ‘Trump effect’

Inflammatory speeches about racial issues from political elites embolden some members of the public to express their own prejudices.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 17, 2020·6 min read

America’s most widely consumed cooking oil causes genetic changes in the brain

Soybean oil, the most consumed cooking oil in the US, has been linked to neurological and metabolic alterations in mice. Soybean oil-fed mice showed decreased levels of oxytocin in the hypothalamus.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 17, 2019·3 min read

The happiest introverts may be extraverts

Introverts who alter their behavior to act more extraverted are happier and report improvements in overall well-being.

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·July 20, 2019·3 min read

Lower childhood IQ linked to Alzheimer’s later in life

Children with the APOE E4 gene perform lower on verbal and general IQ tests than their peers without the genetic risk factor. APOE E4 is a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. The study suggests the effects of the gene manifests before adulthood and could be the earliest biomarker for later vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease.

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·February 20, 2019·3 min read

Genetic Mechanism Involved in How Females Inherit Traits Identified

Researchers have identified a specific mechanism involved in how females inherit traits. The findings could help reduce susceptibility to Fragile X and Rett syndrome, the researchers report.