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·May 25, 2023·5 min read

Step Up for Brain Health: Walking Boosts Brain Networks, Combats Alzheimer’s

Walking can enhance connections within and between three critical brain networks, one of which is linked to Alzheimer's disease. The research, involving older adults with normal cognitive function and those with mild cognitive impairment, showcased an improvement in memory recollection abilities after a 12-week walking exercise regimen.

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·April 26, 2023·6 min read

Shaping Minds: How the Immune System Molds Rat Brains in Development

Immune system cells in female rat brains consume and digest neurons, sculpting a specific brain region during development and potentially impacting behavior. This insight into the interplay between biological sex, the immune system, and brain development may pave the way for understanding why certain brain disorders are more prevalent in one sex and could inform future treatments or prevention strategies.

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·April 4, 2023·6 min read

Traumatic Brain Injury Interferes With Immune System Cells’ Recycling Process in Brain Cells

Following TBI, the brain's immune cells' internal recycling functions slow significantly, allowing waste products to build up and interfere with injury recovery. Treatment with rapamycin helps lower neuroinflammation and promoted cellular recycling following TBI.

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·February 22, 2023·7 min read

Parkinson’s Disease Patients Experience Significant Reduction in Symptoms With Non-surgical Focused Ultrasound Treatment

Non-surgical focused ultrasound treatments significantly improve movement, tremors, and other physical symptoms of Parkinson's disease, researchers report. Two-thirds of patients who received focused ultrasound reported improvements in symptoms for up to a year following treatment.

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·January 26, 2023·4 min read

Special Vascular Cells Adjust Blood Flow in Brain Capillaries Based on Local Energy Needs

Researchers identified a specific type of cell that sits on top of the brain's smallest blood vessels that sense when their region of the brain is in need of energy.

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·November 14, 2022·4 min read

A Brain Area Thought to Impart Consciousness Instead Behaves Like an Internet Router

The claustrum coordinates networks associated with executive commands to work together to accomplish the many cognitively demanding tasks we perform on a moment-to-moment basis.

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·September 20, 2022·4 min read

How Can Infants Learn About Sounds in Their Native Language?

Researchers investigate how infants learn the speech contrasts of their native languages, identifying the necessary signals are presented in naturalistic speech.

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·September 9, 2022·6 min read

How Memory of Personal Interactions Declines With Age

Researchers have identified a new mechanism within neurons that cause memories associated with social interactions to decline with age. Additionally, they were able to reverse the memory loss in mouse models.

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·August 31, 2022·4 min read

Your Blood Type Could Predict Your Risk of Having a Stroke Before Age 60

People who have the blood group type A are more likely to suffer a stroke before the age of 60 than those with the most common blood type O, a new study reports.

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·August 30, 2022·5 min read

Drugs Effects of Ketamine in Mice Can Depend on the Sex of the Human Experimenter

Mice respond better to the antidepressant effect of ketamine when the drug is delivered by men, not women, a new study reports.

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·July 31, 2022·6 min read

Children Who Lack Sleep May Experience Detrimental Impact on Brain and Cognitive Development That Persists Over Time

Children who sleep less than 9 hours per night have significant differences in brain regions associated with memory, intelligence, and well-being compared to their peers who sleep 9 or more hours per night. Less sleep in children was also associated with increased risks of depression, anxiety, and impulsive behaviors.

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·March 14, 2022·5 min read

Dancing Rats Show How the Brain Learns, Perfects, Then Unconsciously Performs a Skillful Movement

Study reveals how brain areas work together to train and perform a practiced skill.

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University of Maryland

Step Up for Brain Health: Walking Boosts Brain Networks, Combats Alzheimer’s

Shaping Minds: How the Immune System Molds Rat Brains in Development

Traumatic Brain Injury Interferes With Immune System Cells’ Recycling Process in Brain Cells

Parkinson’s Disease Patients Experience Significant Reduction in Symptoms With Non-surgical Focused Ultrasound Treatment

Special Vascular Cells Adjust Blood Flow in Brain Capillaries Based on Local Energy Needs

A Brain Area Thought to Impart Consciousness Instead Behaves Like an Internet Router

How Can Infants Learn About Sounds in Their Native Language?

Your Blood Type Could Predict Your Risk of Having a Stroke Before Age 60

Drugs Effects of Ketamine in Mice Can Depend on the Sex of the Human Experimenter

Children Who Lack Sleep May Experience Detrimental Impact on Brain and Cognitive Development That Persists Over Time

Dancing Rats Show How the Brain Learns, Perfects, Then Unconsciously Performs a Skillful Movement

Jamais Vu: When the Familiar Turns Eerily New

New Tools Illuminate Myelin Growth in Infants

From Vinyl to Visions: Fruit Flies Showcase Decision-Making Prowess

Jellyfish Show Remarkable Learning Skills

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