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·April 25, 2020·2 min read

Higher levels of destructive white blood cells associated with more severe COVID-19

Patients with severe COVID-19 infections have higher blood levels of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which produce NETosis, an inflammatory type of neutrophil cell death. Researchers believe the NETs may be relevant to numerous aspects of novel coronavirus as thrombosis and inflammation are hallmarks of the severe infection.

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·February 22, 2021·5 min read

Sleep Is Vital to Associating Emotion With Memory

Following exposure to visual stimuli, the neurons activated by the stimuli remain more active during subsequent sleep. Sleep is vital for these neurons to connect an emotional or fearful memory to a sensory event.

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·March 23, 2020·4 min read

Containment efforts appear to step COVID-19 spread down from exponential norm

Community actions taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 may help to contain the virus and stop the exponential growth of cases. Researchers say the viral spread in China occurred in a fractal pattern. When social distancing was implemented, viral spread slowed. With more communities adopting social distancing measures, the spread became smaller in each new area exposed.

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·November 21, 2017·4 min read

Cinnamon Turns Up the Heat on Fat Cells

A new study reveals the holiday spice cinnamon may be a useful tool in the battle against obesity. Researchers report cinnamaldehyde can improve metabolic health by inducing fat cells to burn energy through a process called thermogenesis.

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·June 26, 2017·5 min read

Insomnia Medication May Wake Some Patients From Vegetative State

Zolpidem, a medication commonly prescribed for insomnia, appear to be effective in helping to restore a conscious state in some patients who were in comas or vegetative state.

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·May 8, 2019·4 min read

Paper wasps capable of behavior that resembles logical reasoning

Researchers find evidence of transitive inference in paper wasps. The study, researchers say, adds to a growing body of evidence that miniature nervous systems do not limit the ability for sophisticated behaviors.

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·October 11, 2018·3 min read

Thinking Outside the Box: ADHD Adults Not Constrained in Creativity

Adults with ADHD feel empowered performing creative tasks that can help them with a job, researchers report.

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·October 28, 2019·6 min read

Who will get depressed under major stress? Study shows promise of genetic risk prediction

A polygenetic risk score for major depressive disorder may reveal those most at risk of developing depression during times of extreme stress.

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·July 26, 2017·4 min read

Talking to Yourself in the Third Person Can Help You Control Stressful Emotions

Thinking or talking about oneself in the third person can lead people to consider themselves in similar ways to how they think about others, a new study reports. Researchers say talking about yourself in the third person may allow you to distance yourself from stressful experiences and help to regulate emotion.

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·February 4, 2020·4 min read

Unique neuron that computes like a compass identified

Researchers have identified a distinct excitatory neuron in the retrosplenial cortex that encodes direction related information over long durations.

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·May 9, 2018·7 min read

Surprising Finding About ‘Shock Therapy’ for Depression Suggests More Patients Should Try It Sooner

For those with treatment resistant depression, a new study reports ECT may not only be the most effective treatment, but also the most cost effective.

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·January 8, 2021·8 min read

More Than Half of People Using Cannabis for Pain Experience Multiple Withdrawal Symptoms

People who use cannabis as a form of pain management report sleeplessness, nausea, and changes in mood or behavior when they go a significant time without using the drug.

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