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·June 12, 2023·6 min read

Predicting Dementia in Parkinson’s: EEG Might Hold the Key

Data from a single EEG electrode might predict cognitive decline, including dementia, in patients with Parkinson's disease. Researchers discovered that reduced strength of specific low-frequency brain waves, known as delta and theta waves, was strongly linked to cognitive dysfunction in these patients.

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·October 24, 2022·4 min read

Stress Link in the Brain Confirmed

Study confirms a neural circuit that links the caudal medial prefrontal cortex to the midbrain dorsolateral periaqueductal gray which governs stress response.

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·October 13, 2022·5 min read

Distinct Brain Networks Associated With Risk and Resilience in Depression

Researchers have identified two distinct brain regions, one linked to increased and the other with decreased depressive symptoms, associated with the location of brain injuries.

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·July 26, 2022·5 min read

Brain Region’s Role in Mind-Body Communication Confirmed

The subthalamic nucleus in the brain communicates with the motor system to help the body stop an action, researchers confirm.

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·March 23, 2022·3 min read

Mechanism for Long-Term Memory Storage Identified

A novel protein folding mechanism in the endoplasmic reticulum is essential for long-term memory storage. This mechanism is impaired in tau-models of Alzheimer's disease, but restoring the protein folding mechanism reverses memory impairment associated with dementia.

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·February 11, 2022·4 min read

Exercise Post-Vaccine Bumps up Antibodies

90 minutes of mild-to-moderate intensity exercise directly following a vaccine for the flu or COVID may help provide an extra immune boost.

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·January 12, 2022·3 min read

Biologists Identify Neural Circuits Associated With Aging

A study of fruit flies reveals how the insects retain neural circuits for certain motor functions while their edge on other functions declines as a result of aging.

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·July 13, 2021·4 min read

Combining Plant-Based Diet and a Healthy Microbiome May Protect Against Multiple Sclerosis

A diet rich in foods containing isoflavone, a plant-based compound found in legumes, chickpeas, and peanuts, that resembles estrogen, protects against multiple sclerosis symptoms in mouse models.

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·July 8, 2021·5 min read

Study Identifies Genetic Risks for Suicide Death in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder

People with bipolar disorder who also suffer PTSD following trauma, or who have a genetic predisposition to PTSD may be at greater risk for death by suicide.

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·June 16, 2021·3 min read

Researchers Find Human Infant Brains and Bodies Are Active During New Sleep Stage

Infants produce sleep spindles every 10 second, whether in REM or non-REM sleep. Sleep spindles and twitching are synchronized, allowing for twitch reactions to occur during non-REM sleep in infants.

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·May 7, 2021·6 min read

Damage to White Matter Is Linked to Worse Cognitive Outcomes After Brain Injury

Damage to highly connected regions of white matter in the brain following injury is more predictive of cognitive impairment than damage to highly connected gray matter hubs.

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·March 5, 2021·4 min read

Another Avenue to Tackling Sexually Aggressive Behavior

Psychologists have developed a 12-point list of sexual assault prevention strategies aimed at reducing the risk of college-aged males embarking on sexually aggressive or risky sexual behaviors.

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University of Iowa

Predicting Dementia in Parkinson’s: EEG Might Hold the Key

Stress Link in the Brain Confirmed

Distinct Brain Networks Associated With Risk and Resilience in Depression

Brain Region’s Role in Mind-Body Communication Confirmed

Mechanism for Long-Term Memory Storage Identified

Exercise Post-Vaccine Bumps up Antibodies

Biologists Identify Neural Circuits Associated With Aging

Combining Plant-Based Diet and a Healthy Microbiome May Protect Against Multiple Sclerosis

Study Identifies Genetic Risks for Suicide Death in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder

Researchers Find Human Infant Brains and Bodies Are Active During New Sleep Stage

Damage to White Matter Is Linked to Worse Cognitive Outcomes After Brain Injury

Another Avenue to Tackling Sexually Aggressive Behavior

Addiction’s Common Ground: A Universal Brain Circuit Revealed

Decoding Brain Inflammation

Jamais Vu: When the Familiar Turns Eerily New

New Tools Illuminate Myelin Growth in Infants

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