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·September 18, 2020·3 min read

Immune System May Have Another Job, Combatting Depression

Gamma interferons, a type of immune cell that induces and modulates several immune system responses, may also play a role in preventing depression.

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·August 24, 2020·4 min read

Optical Illusions Explained in a Fly’s Eyes

It seems that flies are as susceptible to optical illusions as humans. Turning on and off some neurons that govern motion detection in flies, researchers were able to alter the insects' perception of illusory motion.

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·August 15, 2020·3 min read

Stress and Anger May Exacerbate Heart Failure

Anger and stress result in worse baseline diastolic pressure and function. Findings demonstrate a link between stress, anger, and an increased risk of a cardiac event.

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·August 4, 2020·2 min read

An Averted Glance Gives a Glimpse of the Mind Behind the Eyes

In socially awkward situations when a person is caught staring and averts their eyes, a third-party observer does not reflexively follow their gaze. The brain tells the observer there is no significance to the location where the embarrassed person has turned their attention.

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·July 31, 2020·4 min read

Major Depressive Episodes Far More Common Than Previously Believed

Study reports that almost 30% of women and 17% of men experience major depressive disorder episodes over the course of their lives.

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·May 27, 2020·3 min read

The neural home where stress lives

Researchers have identified a hippocampal neural network that activates during stress. Activity in a hippocampal-hypothalamus network predicts greater feelings of stress, while connectivity between the hippocampus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex predicts less stress.

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·May 25, 2020·2 min read

Problems with alcohol? 29 gene variants may explain why

Researchers have identified 29 genetic variants linked to problematic alcohol use. Nineteen of the genes were previously unknown independent risk factors for alcohol use disorder.

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·April 29, 2020·3 min read

Memory misfires help selfish maintain their self-image

Selfish people tend to remember being more benevolent than they actually are. The false memory helps those with selfish tendencies to maintain a moral self-image.

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·April 24, 2020·3 min read

Asthma drug in clinical trial to treat severe COVID-19 patients

A new clinical trial is underway to test ibudilast, an asthma drug approved in Japan, for the treatment of severe COVID-19. Ibudilast is a MIF inhibitor. MIF is a gene that regulates immune response and is a driver of inflammation which results in the cytokine storm associated with coronavirus.

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·April 8, 2020·3 min read

Genes sow seeds of neuropsychiatric diseases before birth and in early childhood

Researchers identify genetic variations in the prefrontal cortex during different stages of development to assess how psychiatric conditions, such as autism and schizophrenia, may arise in individuals.

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·April 7, 2020·5 min read

Interstate Transmission of COVID-19 Is Now Most Urgent Threat

Domestic spread of coronavirus transmission via interstate travel is now more of a threat to people in American than from international travel. Findings repeat the need for more widespread diagnostic testing for COVID-19 at the state level and more intense tracking of people exposed to SARS-CoV-2.

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·April 6, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19: Self-isolation would dramatically reduce ICU bed demand

Researchers warn that if the US is to avoid the impact on hospitals Italy faces as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, people who are even mildly symptomatic must self isolate to minimize disease transmission.

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Yale

Immune System May Have Another Job, Combatting Depression

Optical Illusions Explained in a Fly’s Eyes

Stress and Anger May Exacerbate Heart Failure

An Averted Glance Gives a Glimpse of the Mind Behind the Eyes

Major Depressive Episodes Far More Common Than Previously Believed

The neural home where stress lives

Problems with alcohol? 29 gene variants may explain why

Memory misfires help selfish maintain their self-image

Asthma drug in clinical trial to treat severe COVID-19 patients

Genes sow seeds of neuropsychiatric diseases before birth and in early childhood

Interstate Transmission of COVID-19 Is Now Most Urgent Threat

COVID-19: Self-isolation would dramatically reduce ICU bed demand

Why We Are Misjudging How Childhood Trauma Changes the Body

Everyday Habit Changes Lowers Dementia Risk

Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Consumption

Disrupted Neuronal Microexons Drive Hyperarousal and Insomnia

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