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·April 8, 2020·4 min read

Common coronaviruses are highly seasonal, with most cases peaking in winter months

Common coronaviruses are usually detected between December and May, with a peak of infection during January and February. Only 2.5% of cases occurred in the summer months. Researchers caution it is still too early to tell if COVID-19 will follow the same seasonal path as other coronaviruses.

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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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·March 11, 2020·4 min read

A delicate dance of dynamic changes in the conscious brain

The brain quickly transitions from one network to another in regular patterns. The transition trajectories constitute a temporal circuit where the conscious brain cycles through a structured pattern of states over time.

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·February 12, 2020·3 min read

Love matters: How parents’ love shapes children’s lives

Children whose parents reported loving marital relationships stayed in school longer and entered into marriage later than children whose parents were less affectionate toward each other.

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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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·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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·August 20, 2019·3 min read

Vitamin D deficiency in childhood linked to aggression and mood disorders in adolescence

Middle-school aged children with vitamin D deficiency were twice as likely to develop externalizing behavior problems and mood disorders during adolescence than their peers with higher levels of the vitamin.

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·June 29, 2019·3 min read

Moments of clarity in dementia patients at end of life: Glimmers of hope?

Paradoxical lucidity, the phenomenon where some with severe dementia suddenly regain their memory and exhibit normal behaviors immediately prior to death, may help shed new light on the mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease.

This map of the US shows the counties most at risk of opioid overdose

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·June 28, 2019·5 min read

Opioids study shows high-risk counties across the country, suggests local solutions

Study reveals 412 counties, mainly in the Midwest and South, are at the highest risk of opioid deaths in the US. Researchers propose new strategies for improving treatment for opioid addiction.

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·June 27, 2019·4 min read

‘Mystical’ psychedelic compound found in normal brains

DMT, an active compound of the psychedelic Ayahuasca, is naturally occurring in the mammalian brain, researchers have discovered. The study revealed DMT levels increased significantly in the rat visual cortex following cardiac arrest.