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·January 5, 2023·5 min read

Intestinal Bacteria May Be an Important Piece in the Jigsaw Puzzle of Multiple Sclerosis

Study reveals differences in the composition and functionality of intestinal bacteria of multiple sclerosis patients depending on whether their illness is active or whether they are in treatment.

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·December 21, 2022·9 min read

Human Empathy Makes Us Better at Understanding Animal Sounds

People who score higher for empathy traits are better able to understand and decode the emotional sounds of animals.

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·November 28, 2022·6 min read

New Study Maps the Development of the 20 Most Common Psychiatric Disorders

47% of patients with a mental health disorder receive a different diagnosis within the first ten years of receiving their initial diagnosis.

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·November 23, 2022·5 min read

Major Discovery About Mammalian Brains Surprises Researchers

V-ATPase, a vital enzyme that enables neurotransmission is able to switch on and off randomly, even taking hours-long breaks.

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·October 24, 2022·5 min read

Huge Unveiling of Schizophrenia Brain Cells Show New Treatment Targets

Study reveals a "hotspot" for schizophrenia in the upper prefrontal cortex of the brain. In this area, researchers identified distinct neural networks that may be responsible for the overall symptoms of schizophrenia.

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·September 6, 2022·5 min read

DNA in Viking Poop Sheds New Light on 55,000-Year-Old Relationship Between Gut Companions

Stool samples taken from Viking latrines allowed researchers to map the genome of the Whipworm parasite. The study maps the parasite's global spread and relationship with human beings.

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·July 14, 2022·6 min read

Stress Transmitter Wakes Your Brain More Than 100 Times a Night, and It Is Perfectly Normal

Noradrenaline, a stress-related neurotransmitter, may cause you to wake at night but researchers say it's a normal part of a good night's sleep.

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·June 26, 2022·4 min read

Let Your Mind Control the Computer

New software can perform computerized image editing using only input from electrical activity in the human brain.

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·May 3, 2022·8 min read

B12 Deficiency Harms Young Children’s Development, and the Food Relief We Provide Isn’t Good Enough

Study reveals vitamin B12 deficiency doesn't just lead to anemia in children, it also hinders brain development and motor function.

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·August 2, 2021·3 min read

Exercise Improves Health Through Changes to DNA

Exercise rewires the enhancers in DNA regions associated with the risk of disease development.

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·July 9, 2021·5 min read

Mitochondrial Malfunction May Be a Major Cause Of Parkinson’s Disease

Sporadic Parkinson's disease appears to be caused by a blockage in the pathway that helps regulate mitochondria.

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·June 1, 2021·4 min read

ALS Development Could Be Triggered by Loss of Network Connections in the Spinal Cord

Inhibitory neurons in the spinal cord lose their connections to motor neurons in mouse models of ALS. While no connection between this deterioration to the development of ALS has been made, researchers say the loss of inhibitory signals could explain why motor neurons die in those with ALS.

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University of Copenhagen

Intestinal Bacteria May Be an Important Piece in the Jigsaw Puzzle of Multiple Sclerosis

Human Empathy Makes Us Better at Understanding Animal Sounds

New Study Maps the Development of the 20 Most Common Psychiatric Disorders

Major Discovery About Mammalian Brains Surprises Researchers

Huge Unveiling of Schizophrenia Brain Cells Show New Treatment Targets

DNA in Viking Poop Sheds New Light on 55,000-Year-Old Relationship Between Gut Companions

Stress Transmitter Wakes Your Brain More Than 100 Times a Night, and It Is Perfectly Normal

Let Your Mind Control the Computer

B12 Deficiency Harms Young Children’s Development, and the Food Relief We Provide Isn’t Good Enough

Exercise Improves Health Through Changes to DNA

Mitochondrial Malfunction May Be a Major Cause Of Parkinson’s Disease

ALS Development Could Be Triggered by Loss of Network Connections in the Spinal Cord

Brain Conductors Find Precise Connection to Target Cells via Protein Handshake

Multilingualism Calculator Reveals True Language Strengths

Brain Blends Fast and Slow Signals to Shape Human Thought

Immune Signal Ratio May Predict Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

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