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·August 15, 2022·5 min read

AI Could Help Patients With Chronic Pain Avoid Opioids

Cognitive behavioral therapy for pain that is supported by artificial intelligence renders the same results as guideline-recommended programs while requiring less clinician time, thus making the option more accessible for patients.

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·August 3, 2022·3 min read

Cumulative Loneliness Associated With Accelerated Memory Aging in Older Adults

Feeling lonely for extended periods of time was associated with more rapid memory decline in those aged over 65.

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·August 1, 2022·6 min read

Is Everything We Think We Know About Alzheimer’s Wrong?

Recent scandals in Alzheimer's research and problems with medications designed to help those with Alzheimer's but failing to deliver sufficient results have researchers questioning the overwhelming focus on amyloid-beta in Alzheimer's research.

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·July 31, 2022·3 min read

One in Five Adults Don’t Want Children, and They’re Deciding Early in Life

Researchers say over 20% of adults do not want children and intend to remain child-free. Most adults say they decided in their teens or early twenties to remain childless.

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·July 26, 2022·3 min read

Feeling Addicted to Food? Your Parents’ Drinking Habits May Impact Your Risk

Having a parent who experiences alcohol addiction increases the risk a person will become addicted to highly processed foods, a new study reports.

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·July 23, 2022·5 min read

As Science Searches for Answers on Depression, What Should Patients Do Today?

Researchers critique the latest findings on serotonin's role in depression and report people should maintain their current therapies to help control their symptoms of depression.

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·July 22, 2022·3 min read

Finding the Right Memory Strategy to Slow Cognitive Decline

Study compares two forms of cognitive training used to help those with mild cognitive impairment to improve memory and learning.

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·July 6, 2022·4 min read

Running and Dreaming Improve Left Brain-Right Brain Communication

Study uncovers how splines, a newly identified pattern of rhythmic communication between the right and left hemispheres of the brain, improve brain communication as a result of dreaming and running.

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·July 1, 2022·4 min read

Serotonin and Dopamine Modulate Aging in Response to Food Odor and Availability

Medications that block serotonin and dopamine enable the life extension effect of the FMO protein in C. elegans, even in the presence of the smell of food.

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·June 28, 2022·3 min read

Dynamic Cells Linked to Brain Tumor Growth and Recurrence

Eliminating Collagen 1 production in tumor cells allowed animal models of brain tumors to live longer.

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·June 19, 2022·7 min read

Ageism and Health: Study Shows Close Links

Nearly all adults aged between 50 and 80 report experiencing ageism in their everyday lives, however, those with health conditions experience "everyday ageism" at higher rates.

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·May 30, 2022·5 min read

What’s in a Name? Glimmers of Evolution in Naming Babies

The more popular a baby's name becomes, the less likely the next generation of parents will use it. The same goes for dog breeds and the decline in popularity of specific breeds from one generation of owners to the next.