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·January 25, 2021·5 min read

Negative Mental Health Effects of Pandemic Lockdowns Spike, Then Fade

As people adjust to life in COVID lockdown, the negative mental health effects dissipate.

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·January 9, 2021·4 min read

Religion and Psychology Share Methods for Reducing Distress

Religious people tend to use cognitive reappraisal strategies to help cope with emotional and mental health problems.

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·December 15, 2020·6 min read

An Avocado a Day Keeps Your Gut Microbes Happy

People who eat avocados daily have a greater abundance of gut microbes that break down fiber and promote gut health. They also had greater microbial diversity than those who consumed avocados less frequently.

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·November 24, 2020·4 min read

Cocoa Flavanols Boost Brain Oxygenation and Cognition in Healthy Adults

Those exposed to cocoa flavanols performed better at cognitive tests and showed increases in brain oxygenation.

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·October 8, 2020·5 min read

Inhibiting Epileptic Activity in the Brain

Boosting levels of the DUSP4 protein could be a novel way of preventing and treating epilepsy.

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·August 7, 2020·4 min read

Training Neural Circuits Early in Development Improves Response

Training neural circuits for tissue engineering at youthful stages generates a better response than training mature cells.

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·July 17, 2020·4 min read

Mundane Behavioral Decisions, Actions Can Be ‘Misremembered’ as Done

Mundane behaviors repeated over time, and occur in the context of other similar behaviors can lead to conflated intentions, which cause false memories of completing the task.

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·June 11, 2020·3 min read

Adult stem cell study shows fish oil may help with depression

Using patient-derived adult stem cells, researchers found fish oil created an antidepressant response.

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·May 4, 2020·3 min read

Making a homemade coronavirus mask? Doubled T-shirt fabric offers 98% droplet blocking protection

As more states are requiring people to wear face masks in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19, researchers investigate the best materials people can use to create their masks at home. A single layer of T-shirt fabric is 40% effective at higher droplet blocking. When layers are doubled, the fabric is 98% effective, exceeding the effectiveness of a clinical medical mask.

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·April 23, 2020·4 min read

A biological mechanism for depression

People with depression have increased amounts of tubulin in lipid rafts compared to those without the disorder.

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·December 12, 2019·4 min read

Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain

Yoga has a positive effect on the structure and function of key brain areas associated with memory. Findings provide evidence that yoga may hold promise in mitigating age-related and neurodegenerative decline.

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·September 21, 2019·5 min read

Do narcissistic traits wane as people age?

For most people, narcissism wanes as they age. A new study reports the magnitude of the decline of narcissistic traits is tied to specific career and personal relationship choices. However, this is not true for everyone. Some people remained just as narcissistic at the age of 41 as they were during their late teens. 3% of subjects showed increased narcissistic traits between the ages of 18 and 41.

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Negative Mental Health Effects of Pandemic Lockdowns Spike, Then Fade

Religion and Psychology Share Methods for Reducing Distress

An Avocado a Day Keeps Your Gut Microbes Happy

Cocoa Flavanols Boost Brain Oxygenation and Cognition in Healthy Adults

Inhibiting Epileptic Activity in the Brain

Training Neural Circuits Early in Development Improves Response

Mundane Behavioral Decisions, Actions Can Be ‘Misremembered’ as Done

Adult stem cell study shows fish oil may help with depression

Making a homemade coronavirus mask? Doubled T-shirt fabric offers 98% droplet blocking protection

A biological mechanism for depression

Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain

Do narcissistic traits wane as people age?

Unexpected Role of Immune Autoantibodies in Schizophrenia

Hippocampal Neurons Hold Key to Social Recognition

Depression’s Immune System Connection

Greener Diet, Younger Brain: Mediterranean Diet Slows Brain Aging

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