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·September 26, 2022·5 min read

Young Men Feel the Most Threatened by Advances in Women’s Rights

Young men between the ages of 18 and 29 are more likely to believe promoting women's rights threatens male opportunities than older men. Researchers suggest this modern sexism could motivate young men to vote for right-wing radical politicians who promote anti-feminist views.

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·April 18, 2022·2 min read

Drug Reduced Frequency of Breathing Pauses in Sleep Apnea

Sulthiame, a CA inhibitor drug, reduced the number of breathing pauses and promoted oxygenation during the night in sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea.

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·February 14, 2022·5 min read

Transient Blood Pressure Spikes Coupled to Learning in Brain

Minor rises in blood pressure due to short-term stressors are linked to a brain area associated with consciousness and motor learning.

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·February 8, 2022·4 min read

Newly Discovered Effect of Hyperthyroidism on Brain

Hyperthyroidism causes the amygdala and hippocampus to shrink when hormone levels are high, but when hormone levels subside, symptoms reduce and the brain areas resume their normal size.

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·January 28, 2022·4 min read

Simple and Reliable ALS Diagnosis With Blood Tests

Measuring the level of neurofilaments in the blood may be a reliable biomarker for the early diagnosis of ALS.

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·November 9, 2021·4 min read

Anxiety Effectively Treated With Exercise

A 12-week program of moderate to strenuous exercise significantly helps relieve anxiety symptoms, a new study reports.

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·October 24, 2021·4 min read

Majority of 15 to 19 Year Olds Wanted COVID Vaccination for Altruistic Reasons

Many teens cite a desire to get a COVID vaccine in order to do their part and protect the health of those more vulnerable in their families and communities.

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·September 17, 2020·4 min read

Higher Dementia Risk in Women With Prolonged Fertility

Women who experience reproductive periods for more than 38 years are at increased risk of developing dementia later in life. The study found dementia and Alzheimer's risk increased successively for every additional year a woman remains fertile.

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·June 18, 2020·3 min read

Clear signs of brain injury with severe COVID-19

Some coronavirus patients exhibit clinical and neurochemical signs of brain injury associated with the viral infection. COVID-19 patients who required ventilation had increased plasma NfL levels. The higher NfL concentration levels were linked to the severity of infection.

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·April 23, 2020·5 min read

New blood test for Alzheimer’s developed

A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease measures a specific variant of the tau protein. Early results show the test has a good capacity to distinguish Alzheimer's disease from other tauopathies.

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·May 2, 2019·3 min read

New brain mechanisms regulating body weight identified: Rodent study

Interleukin-6 interacts with leptin in the lateral parabrachial nucleus to reduce food intake. Reducing IL-6 in the IPBL increases weight gain and could help explain why some are more prone to overeating and obesity.