FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 4, 2022·6 min readMore Alcohol, Less Brain: Association Begins With an Average of Just One Drink a DayLight-to-moderate regular alcohol consumption is linked to reductions in overall brain volume, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 9, 2022·3 min readNovel Study Predicts Depression and PTSD Risk After TraumaRisk markers for adverse psychological consequences following traumatic injury share similar core similarities across different populations and countries.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 17, 2021·7 min readIn the Brain’s Cerebellum, a New Target for Suppressing HungerConstant hunger associated with Prader-Willi syndrome is, in part, the result of disordered signaling in the cerebellum, an area of the brain associated with motor control and learning.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 1, 2021·2 min readHow Conspiracy Theorists Exploited COVID-19 ScienceResearchers say those who create and spread conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are using the provisional nature of science to paint scientists as "malignant actors" and discredit findings.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 26, 2021·4 min readRestoring Chaperone Protein May Prevent Plaque Build-up in Alzheimer’sRestoring levels of the DAXX protein prevents misfolding of proteins that drive Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 1, 2021·7 min readTreatment Lets Obese Mice Lose Weight by Sweating FatObese mice treated with the TSLP cytokine showed a significant loss in abdominal fat and weight. The fat loss was not associated with reduced food intake or faster metabolism, instead the cytokine stimulated the immune system to release lipids via the skin's oil-producing sebaceous glands.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 20, 2021·4 min readSpinal Fluid Biomarkers Detect Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s Disease in Living PatientsResearchers report Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders can be confirmed in living patients by specific biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 28, 2021·4 min readPulling Wisdom Teeth Can Improve Long-Term Taste FunctionRemoving the wisdom teeth can improve a person's taste perception by up to ten percent.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 10, 2021·7 min readA Link Between Childhood Stress and Early MolarsChildren from lower-income families and who greater adversity develop their first permanent molars before their peers with less stressful backgrounds.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 2, 2021·8 min readHow HIV Infection Shrinks the Brain’s White MatterHIV infection prevents myelin-associated oligodendrocytes from maturing, this, in turn, hampers white matter production in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 18, 2021·6 min readA New Theory for What’s Happening in the Brain When Something Looks FamiliarA new theory suggests the brain understands the level of activation required from a sensory input and corrects for it, leaving behind a signal for familiarity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 18, 2021·6 min readWhat Happens in the Brain When We Imagine the Future?When we imagine the outcome of future events, two sub-networks of the brain become active. One of the sub-networks focuses on creating the new event in our imagination, the other evaluates whether the event is positive or negative.Read More
