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·May 31, 2022·5 min read

How Sleep Builds Relational Memory

Study reveals the underlying mechanisms that strengthen and facilitate the formation of new relational memories during sleep.

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·May 9, 2022·4 min read

Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy From Spinal Cord Injuries

Gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signals effectively improves symptoms of neuropathic pain without negative side effects in mouse models of spinal cord injury or peripheral nerve damage.

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·May 7, 2022·4 min read

Promising Alzheimer’s Marker in Blood Prompts Warning About Brain-Boosting Supplements

Elevated levels of PHGDH in the blood could signal the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers caution older adults against using "brain-boosting" supplements that contain serine due to its link to PHGDH. As PHGDH is a key enzyme in serine production, elevated PHGDH levels results in increased serine levels in the brain.

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·May 2, 2022·5 min read

Gene Therapy Reverses Effects of Autism-Linked Mutation in Brain Organoids

A brain organoid study reveals how a genetic mutation associated with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a profound form of autism, disrupts neural development. Using gene-editing technology, researchers recovered the function of the TCF4 gene and effectively restored neural structure and function.

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·April 22, 2022·4 min read

For Neurons, Where They Begin Isn’t Necessarily Where They End

A new study sheds light on the movement of neurons throughout the brain during fetal development. Researchers also found the two hemispheres of the human cortex separated earlier in development than previously thought.

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·April 18, 2022·5 min read

Vaping Alters Inflammatory State of Brain, Heart, Lungs, and Colon

Daily vaping of pod-based e-cigarettes alters inflammatory states across multiple organs, including the brain. The effects vary depending upon the vape flavors and influence how the body responds to infections. Mint vapes, for example, leave people more sensitive to the effects of bacterial pneumonia than mango flavoring.

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·February 8, 2022·4 min read

Alcohol Use Linked to Lower Connectivity in Brain Areas That Process Emotions

Heavy drinkers and those at risk of alcohol use disorder show reduced communication between brain areas associated with social and emotional processing.

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·February 7, 2022·4 min read

Genetically Informed Atlases Reveal New Landscapes in Brain Structure

Researchers identified hundreds of new genomic loci that help explain how the brain is shaped.

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·February 3, 2022·4 min read

Wisdom Engendered: Study Finds Men and Women Have Different Strengths

Overall, women scored higher on compassion-related items and self-reflection, while men scored higher on emotional regulation and cognitive-related items.

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·January 3, 2022·5 min read

When Mom Talks, Are Infants With ASD Listening?

Infants and toddlers on the autism spectrum who showed the poorest neural responses to motherese, or baby-talk by parents, also displayed the most severe social symptoms, poorest language outcomes, and greatest impairments in behavioral preference and attention toward motherese. Conversely, neurotypical children showed stronger neural responses and affinity to motherese.

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·December 21, 2021·5 min read

Botox Injections May Reduce Anxiety

Patients who received botox injections at four different sites, not just the forehead, reported anxiety significantly less than those undergoing different treatments for the same conditions.

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·December 3, 2021·4 min read

Can Seven Questions Determine How Wise You Are?

Wisdom is strongly and positively associated with resilience, happiness, and mental well-being, and negatively correlated with loneliness, depression, and anxiety.