FeaturedNeuroscience·April 26, 2022·7 min readBoys Are More Demanding Than Girls Before They Are BornWomen expecting male babies often face more complications during pregnancy. Researchers found the sex of a baby affects how well the placenta functions, along with other factors including maternal stress and diet-induced maternal obesity. Designing individual plans and encouraging women to make lifestyle choices based on their child's sex could provide long-term health benefits and reduce complications during pregnancy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 28, 2022·4 min readSeven Hours of Sleep Is Optimal in Middle and Old AgeThe optimal amount of sleep for middle-aged and older adults is seven hours per night. Sleeping too little, or too much, was associated with poor cognitive performance and mental health, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 3, 2022·7 min readCognitive Impairment From Severe COVID-19 Equivalent to 20 Years of AgingSevere COVID-19 infection results in cognitive impairment similar to that sustained by natural aging between the ages of 50 to 70, and is equivalent to losing 10 IQ points.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 6, 2022·4 min read‘Stressed’ Cells Offer Clues to Eliminating Build-up of Toxic Proteins in DementiaStudy reveals a new mechanism that appears to reverse the build-up of protein aggregates by refolding them, rather than removing them.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 6, 2017·4 min readSmall Amounts of Physical Activity Can Have Positive Effects on HappinessUsing data from a smart phone app, researchers discover that even small amounts of physical activity can have a positive impact on happiness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 24, 2020·6 min readChanges in Our Stomach’s Rhythms Steer Us Away From Disgusting SightsChanges in the rhythms of our stomachs force us to turn away from visual stimuli we find disgusting.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 12, 2018·6 min readGenes Play a Role in EmpathyResearchers reveal our genes may play a role in how empathetic we are. The study reports genetic variants associated with low empathy may indicate a higher risk of autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 11, 2021·7 min readMindfulness Can Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing, but It’s Unlikely to Work for EveryoneIn most community settings, compared with doing nothing, mindfulness reduced stress, anxiety, depression, and increased wellbeing. However, in some cases, mindfulness may be no better than other practices to reduce anxiety and depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 3, 2017·6 min readMechanism That Helps Us Inhibit Unwanted Thoughts IdentifiedGABA concentration within the hippocampus may predict a person's ability to block memory retrieval and prevent unwanted thoughts from occurring, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 15, 2022·4 min readFeeling Poorer Than Your Friends in Early Adolescence Is Associated With Worse Mental HealthTeenagers who come from less financially secure backgrounds than their friends are more likely to experience lower self-esteem and are at higher risk of being bullied. Additionally, both those who are poorer and those who are more affluent are more likely to perpetuate bullying behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 25, 2021·5 min readArtificial ‘Brain’ Reveals Why We Can’t Always Believe Our EyesA new artificial neural network based on the human brain sheds light on how we process moving images.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·November 15, 2022·5 min readSlow-Moving Shell of Water Can Make Parkinson’s Proteins ‘Stickier’Water plays a key role in how proteins associated with Parkinson's disease fold, clump or misfold.Read More