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·January 24, 2022·4 min read

Feelings of Fatigue Predict Death in Older Adults

How fatigued an older person feels after performing certain tasks could be an indicator of death within three years, a new study reports.

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·November 20, 2021·5 min read

Monkeys, Guinea Pigs and Native English Speakers Have Very Similar Brain Responses to Speech Sounds

The sound of speech elicits similar neural responses and stimulates the same brain regions in humans, guinea pigs, and macaque monkeys.

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·May 21, 2021·4 min read

Sense of Touch Improves Control of Robotic Arm

Adding a BCI that evokes tactile sensations makes it easier for users to manipulate and use robotic arm prosthetics.

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·May 11, 2021·6 min read

8 Out of 10 People Hospitalized With COVID-19 Develop Neurological Problems

Neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19, from losing the sense of smell to stroke, are linked to a six-fold higher risk of dying as a result of coronavirus.

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·May 5, 2021·4 min read

Study Links Brain Thinning to Psychosis

Adolescents with a higher risk for developing psychosis have subtle differences in brain structure, including lower cortical thickness than their peers without risk factors. In those who developed psychosis, the cortical thinning was most pronounced in several areas of the temporal and frontal regions of the brain.

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·April 28, 2021·3 min read

Protein Linked to Sex Differences in Age-Related Dopamine Neuron Loss

The VGLUT protein is more abundant in the dopamine neurons of female fruit flies, rodents, and humans than in males. The finding shed light on why females have greater resilience to age-related dopamine neuron loss and disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

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·February 16, 2021·5 min read

Dopamine Is Key to the Mystery of Metabolic Dysfunction in Psychiatric Patients

Anti-psychotic drugs do not only block dopamine signaling in the brain, they also block dopamine signaling in the pancreas. Blocking dopamine signaling in the pancreas leads to uncontrolled production of blood-glucose regulating hormones, increasing obesity and diabetes risks.

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·October 22, 2020·3 min read

Bacterial Metabolism of Dietary Soy May Lower Risk Factor for Dementia

Study reports a metabolite produced following the consumption of dietary soy may lower risk factors for dementia.

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·September 10, 2020·4 min read

Emotion Vocabulary Reflects State of Well-Being

The vocabulary we use to describe our emotions is an indicator of mental health, physical health, and overall well-being.

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·August 6, 2020·5 min read

Non-Invasive Nerve Stimulation Boosts Learning of Foreign Language Sounds

Transcranial vagus nerve stimulation could significantly improve a person's ability to learn the sounds of a new language. The non-invasive stimulation technique could have positive implications for boosting other types of learning also.

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·July 21, 2020·4 min read

Spinal Stimulators Repurposed to Restore Touch in Lost Limb

Spinal cord stimulation restores the sense of feeling of limbs lost to amputation.

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·May 18, 2020·2 min read

Study traces brain-to-gut connections

Researchers have traced neural pathways that connect the brain to the gut. The findings provide a biological mechanism that explains how stress can cause ulcers.

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