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·January 15, 2020·3 min read

Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists

Study shows how circadian clock mechanisms boost our ability to maintain our bodies when we are most active.

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·September 20, 2019·4 min read

Introvert? You may just be bad at recognizing faces

Extroverts perform significantly better at facial recognition tasks than introverts.

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·February 5, 2019·4 min read

Healthy Diet May Help Ease Depression Symptoms

A new study adds to growing evidence that altering diet and lifestyle could help to improve symptoms of depression. The study reports, making simple dietary changes, such as eating more nutrient dense meals and cutting back on refined sugars, can help to reduce symptoms associated with anxiety and depression.

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·January 29, 2019·3 min read

Newborn Babies Have Inbuilt Ability to Pick Out Words

Using fNIRS, researchers discovered babies are able to pick out words from speech at as young as three days old.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 19, 2018·3 min read

Stronger People Have Healthier Brains

A new study reports a strong hand grip is correlated with better visual memory and reaction times in people with psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·March 22, 2018·3 min read

Antioxidants and Amino Acids Could Play Role in Psychosis Treatment

Researchers report antioxidant supplements and amino acids, such as Taurine, can help to reduce symptoms of psychosis.

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·January 24, 2018·3 min read

Can’t Remember a Name? Blame the Left Side of Your Brain

Study reveals both similarities and differences in how the left and right sides of the brain process semantic memory.

Featured Neurology

·December 11, 2017·5 min read

Major Cause of Dementia Discovered

A build up of urea in the brain to toxic levels may cause brain damage, eventually leading to dementia, a new study reports.

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·November 25, 2017·4 min read

Nanobots Pass First Stage in “Fantastic Voyage” From Fiction to Fact

An international team of researchers have created remote controlled nanobots from a biodegradable material that they believe could assist doctors in diagnosing diseases and delivering drugs to target sites.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·September 7, 2017·3 min read

Researchers Discover Devastating Disease Which Alters Brain Size

University of Manchester researchers have identified a genetic disease that appears to affect the size of the brain, leading to developmental problems. The disease is linked to mutations in the RAC1 gene.