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·November 23, 2024·5 min read

Alcohol Use Predicts Escalating Cannabis Vaping Among Youth

A recent study highlights alcohol as the strongest predictor of cannabis vaping initiation and experimentation among youth and young adults, regardless of demographic factors. Conducted over three years, the research found that alcohol consumption increased the likelihood of transitioning from non-use to cannabis vaping.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·December 30, 2019·2 min read

Battery-powered headgear could short-circuit joint pain

A portable transcranial direct current stimulation headset may provide relief for those with joint pain.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 15, 2018·5 min read

Brain Networks Responsible for Naming Objects Identified

Researchers have identified specific brain networks that helps us associate objects with their names. The study sheds light on how the brain connects meaning to words and could help explain why people with neurodegenerative diseases often have problems naming every day objects.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 8, 2023·4 min read

Brain’s Melody and Prose: How Music and Language Affect Different Regions

A recent study reveals how different brain areas are activated when processing music and language. Using direct brain recordings during an awake craniotomy, the researchers observed shared temporal lobe activity for both music and language.

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·March 27, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury risk and worse outcomes for patients with heart conditions

COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for those with cardiovascular conditions and can also cause cardiac injury in patients without underlying heart conditions.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 20, 2022·4 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation to Brain Area Linked to Reward and Motivation Is Potential Therapy for Depression

Deep brain stimulation applied to a small brain area associated with reward and motivation resulted in metabolic brain changes over 12 months post-implantation and alleviated some symptoms of depression for those with treatment-resistant depression.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 23, 2022·3 min read

Despite Flexibility, Gig Work and Insecure Income Prove Harmful to US Workers

Income insecurity associated with "gig work" and other forms of non-traditional employment has a negative effect on the overall health and wellbeing of workers.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·December 12, 2017·4 min read

Epigenetic Aging Linked to Bipolar Disorder

A new study reports people with bipolar disorder may have accelerated epigenetic aging. The findings could explain why people with bipolar are more likely to develop, and even die from, age related diseases.

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·June 26, 2022·4 min read

Flu Vaccination Linked to 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Older adults who received at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease over the course of a four year follow up than their peers who did not receive a vaccine.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 21, 2024·5 min read

Home-Based Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Treating Depression

A new study demonstrates that home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a safe and effective method for treating depression. Participants in the study who used tDCS at home showed significant improvements in depressive symptoms compared to those in a control group.

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·August 17, 2019·3 min read

How stress can curb the desire to eat

Paraventricular hypothalamus to ventral lateral septum neurotransmission underlies dynamic feeding associated with emotional state. The network may underly the comorbidity between eating abnormalities experienced while under extreme stress.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·July 28, 2020·5 min read

Maternal Depression Increases Odds of Depression in Offspring

Adolescents and adults whose mothers experienced depression, either during pregnancy or shortly after, had a 70% increased risk of being diagnosed with depression.

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UT Houston

Alcohol Use Predicts Escalating Cannabis Vaping Among Youth

Battery-powered headgear could short-circuit joint pain

Brain Networks Responsible for Naming Objects Identified

Brain’s Melody and Prose: How Music and Language Affect Different Regions

COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury risk and worse outcomes for patients with heart conditions

Deep Brain Stimulation to Brain Area Linked to Reward and Motivation Is Potential Therapy for Depression

Despite Flexibility, Gig Work and Insecure Income Prove Harmful to US Workers

Epigenetic Aging Linked to Bipolar Disorder

Flu Vaccination Linked to 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Home-Based Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Treating Depression

How stress can curb the desire to eat

Maternal Depression Increases Odds of Depression in Offspring

Early DBS Protects Cognition in Genetic Parkinson’s

Resource Scarcity Alters Maternal Brain Activity to Hinder Caregiving

Existing Drug Could Halt Brain Inflammation in Alzheimer’s

Ultraprocessed Foods Alter Insulin and Brain Reward Responses

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