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·May 29, 2025·7 min read

Decoding Brain Aging: A 10-Year Study Opens Data for Discovery

A decade-long brain health study has released its full dataset, offering rare longitudinal insights into how cognition and brain structure change across adulthood. The Dallas Lifespan Brain Study tracked nearly 500 individuals from age 21 to 89 over three timepoints using brain scans, cognitive tests, and health surveys.

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·May 22, 2025·6 min read

Implanted Device Restores Arm Function After Spinal Cord Injury

A groundbreaking clinical study shows that closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation (CLV), paired with rehabilitation, can significantly improve arm and hand function in people with chronic spinal cord injuries. The therapy uses a tiny implanted device that sends timed electrical pulses to the brain when patients perform successful movements, helping rewire neural circuits.

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·May 13, 2025·7 min read

Century-Old Mystery May Hold the Key to Diabetic Nerve Pain

A little-known cellular structure called the Nageotte nodule—first described over 100 years ago—has been identified as a key feature of diabetic neuropathy in new research. These nodules, made of decayed sensory neurons and support cells, were found in abundance in the sensory ganglia of diabetic organ donors.

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·May 6, 2025·7 min read

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Erases PTSD

A pioneering clinical study found that pairing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with traditional therapy eliminated PTSD diagnoses in all participants up to six months post-treatment. The trial combined prolonged exposure therapy with brief bursts of VNS via an implanted device, enhancing neuroplasticity and sustaining remission.

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·March 18, 2024·5 min read

Rethinking Memory Decline

Researchers reveal new findings on the complexity of age-related memory decline and neural dedifferentiation, challenging existing theories on cognitive aging. The study utilized functional MRI to compare brain activity patterns in young and older adults, revealing that age diminishes the brain's precision in processing visual information, with distinct mechanisms affecting category and item-level selectivity.

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·March 6, 2024·5 min read

Peer Pressure Persists Through Adulthood

Adults, not just teens, face the challenges of peer pressure and social conformity. By surveying 157 adults aged 18 to 80, researchers discovered that younger adults are more susceptible to peer influence, whereas middle-aged and older individuals exhibit greater self-control.

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·March 6, 2024·6 min read

Household Size Shapes Child Language Development

Researchers shed light on the impact of household size and adult-to-child ratios on children's language development, challenging conventional beliefs about family dynamics. The team found that while higher household density negatively affects vocabulary scores, a greater number of adults relative to children in the home can enhance language skills, especially in Hispanic families.

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·November 16, 2023·6 min read

Alzheimer’s Affects Brain Networks Beyond Memory

Researchers discovered that Alzheimer's-related changes in brain networks extend beyond memory and attention, impacting sensory and motor circuits. These findings challenge previous assumptions about Alzheimer's effects.

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·June 5, 2023·7 min read

Boosting Infant Brains: Parental Speech Enhances Baby’s Development

New research revealed compelling evidence that caregiver speech significantly enhances infants' brain development and long-term language abilities. Using MRI and audio recordings, the researchers demonstrated a clear association between the amount of words infants hear from their caregivers and the development of their brain's white matter, which facilitates information processing.

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·November 14, 2022·5 min read

High-Fat Diet Can Provoke Pain Sensitivity Without Obesity or Diabetes

High-fat diets induce hyperalgesic priming, a neurological change that represents the transition from acute to chronic pain, and allodynia or pain resulting from stimuli that do not normally provoke pain.

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·October 26, 2022·6 min read

How Early Fears Play a Role in Future Anxiety and Depression

Behavioral inhibition at 12 to 24 months of age was associated with an increased risk of developing depression, more so than anxiety, during later life. This is especially true for inhibited children who showed blunted activity in the ventral striatum during adolescence.