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·April 16, 2021·6 min read

Doomscrolling: Why We Do It, and How We Can Stop

People are reporting an uptick in personal "doomscrolling" activities online. Marked by consuming excessive amounts of negative content during one sitting, doomscrolling may be linked to anxiety. Researchers provide suggestions about how people can halt doomscrolling activities.

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·April 16, 2021·3 min read

Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys

Study reveals there are differences in genes and the genetic burdens that underpin ASD between males and females. Researchers also found specific differences in the ways the brains of girls on the autism spectrum respond to different social cues.

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·April 7, 2021·4 min read

Why Our Brains Miss Opportunities to Improve Through Subtraction

Study explains the human tendency to look at a situation, or object, that needs improvement in different contexts, and instead, generally believe adding an element is a better solution than removing one.

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·March 9, 2021·3 min read

New Brain Sensor Offers Alzheimer’s Answers

A new sensor can monitor communication within the brain in ways never previously possible. The sensor has already deciphered why some Alzheimer's drugs have limited effectiveness and why patients often regress after stopping the medications.

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·January 9, 2021·5 min read

Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Parkinson’s Disease

Non-invasive focused ultrasound appears to be beneficial in the treatment of Parkinson's disease for patients whose symptoms are poorly controlled by traditional medications.

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·December 3, 2020·4 min read

Baby’s First Breath Triggers Life-Saving Changes in the Brain

A baby's first breath triggers a signaling system in the brainstem that helps support early breathing. The findings shed light on how problems with this neuropeptide system can increase the risk of SIDS.

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·November 15, 2020·4 min read

How 3-Year-Olds React to Immorality

Children as young as three show specific neurobiological changes, such as pupil dilation, when they witness violations of moral or conventional norms.

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·November 15, 2020·4 min read

Promising Multiple Sclerosis Drug Could Worsen Disease

TEPP-46, a drug developed for the treatment of cancer and showed promise for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, could make MS symptoms worse, a new study reports. The drug appears to redirect inflammation away from the spinal cord and directly into the brain.

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·November 13, 2020·6 min read

Antidepressant May Prevent Severe COVID-19, Trial Suggests

A new small scale study reveals the antidepressant fluvoxamine may be a new tool in the fight against COVID-19. Researchers report fluvoxamine reduced the severity of coronavirus symptoms and hospitalizations.

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·July 30, 2020·4 min read

Your Brain Parasite Isn’t Making You Sick, Here’s Why

Microglia keep the Toxoplasma gondii parasite in check in the brain. Microglia release an immune molecule that recruit immune cells from the blood to control the parasite.

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·July 14, 2020·4 min read

Gene Responsible for Glioblastoma Identified

An oncogene believed to be responsible for glioblastoma brain cancer has been identified. AVIL, a gene that normally helps cells to maintain their shape and size, can shift into overdrive, causing cancer cells to form and spread. Blocking the gene's activity completely destroyed glioblastoma cancer cells in mouse models, but did not have any effect on healthy cells. The findings provide potential new treatment avenues for the deadly brain cancer.

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·June 23, 2020·5 min read

Focused ultrasound shows promise against deadliest brain tumor

Focused ultrasound treatments show promise in the fight against glioblastoma brain cancer. Sonodynamic therapy may also help treat other difficult-to-treat cancers.