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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·June 2, 2019·5 min read

          Children who nap midday are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems

          Children aged 10 to 12 have greater happiness, self-control, fewer behavioral problems, increased cognitive performance and academic achievement when they take a brief midday nap, a new study reports.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·July 19, 2019·3 min read

          Taking out the Protein Garbage Becomes More Difficult as Neurons Age

          In aging mice, the number of autophagosomes is significantly decreased, and pronounced defects in the structure of autophagosomes increased. Turning on the WIPI2B protein restores autophagosome formation in aged neurons.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·July 20, 2021·4 min read

          Spinal Fluid Biomarkers Detect Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s Disease in Living Patients

          Researchers report Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders can be confirmed in living patients by specific biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid.
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          FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·January 19, 2017·3 min read

          What Causes Sleepiness When Sickness Strikes?

          A new study reveals the mechanism behind why we get so sleepy when we're sick.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 14, 2022·4 min read

          Gut Microbes Can Boost the Motivation to Exercise

          Researchers have identified two gut bacterial species that produce fatty acid amides, stimulating CB1 endocannabinoid receptors in the gut which causes an increase in dopamine in the ventral striatum during exercise.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·June 2, 2021·8 min read

          How HIV Infection Shrinks the Brain’s White Matter

          HIV infection prevents myelin-associated oligodendrocytes from maturing, this, in turn, hampers white matter production in the brain.
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          FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·May 17, 2017·5 min read

          Biomarkers That May Predict Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Discovered

          Researchers have identified biomarkers that can help predict which patients with Parkinson's disease will suffer from significant cognitive deficits within three years of diagnosis.
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          AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·December 13, 2016·5 min read

          Mutations in Life’s “Essential Genes” Tied to Autism

          Researchers report elevated mutations in the 'essential genes' appear to be associated with an increased risk for ASD.
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          FeaturedGenetics
          ·March 4, 2019·2 min read

          Genetic Factors Influence Human Brain Expansion

          Results provide new insight into evolution, IQ and development of the human brain.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeurology
          ·July 29, 2020·6 min read

          Getting Gene Therapy to the Brain

          Researchers successfully applied a gene therapy platform to completely correct brain defects in a large animal model of a human genetic disease.
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          FeaturedGenetics
          ·February 1, 2019·3 min read

          Newly Discovered Gene Governs Need for Sleep When Sick

          Researchers have identified a single gene that increases the need for sleep when we are fighting sickness. NEMURI helps fight infections with its antimicrobial activity, and is secreted by neurons to drive prolonged sleep during infection.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·March 9, 2021·4 min read

          A Single Head Injury Increases Dementia Risk Later in Life

          A single head injury can increase the risk of developing dementia, especially in women. Suffering more than one head injury increases the risk further, a new study reports.
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