FeaturedPsychology·January 7, 2016·4 min readEat Less and Be HappySmall, uncertain incentives stimulate the same reward center of the brain as food, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 7, 2016·4 min readSlow Stem Cell Division May Cause Small BrainsA new study reports delayed neural stem cells can produce smaller brains than normal.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 7, 2016·4 min readMolecular Mechanism For Rare Neurodegenerative Disease DiscoveredA new study identifies a mechanism responsible for the degeneration of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, a rare neurodegenerative disease.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 7, 2016·4 min readWage Gap Could Explain Why Women Are More Likely To Be Anxious and Depressed Than MenA new study reports an increase in diagnosis for GAD and depression in women who earned less than their male counterparts, with whom they were matched on education level and job experience.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 7, 2016·5 min readLucid Dreaming May Help Us Unravel the Mysteries of ConsciousnessResearchers explore how the ability to control dreams may be a key to helping us better understand consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 6, 2016·3 min readHeart Disease Risk Lowered in Sleep Apnea Patients With StatinsA new study reports statins can protect blood vessels from a substance that causes inflammation.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2016·3 min readLow Oxygen Levels Soon After Birth May Raise Learning and Behavioral Disorder RisksChronic hypoxia can induce an inflammatory response with concomitant demyelination that can lead to future behavioral deficits, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 6, 2016·4 min readAlzheimer’s Disease: A Future EpidemicResearchers forecast the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease over the next 24 years.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2016·4 min readIs Your Toddler Ready to Read?Researchers identify which young children could benefit most from additional attention when it comes to learning how to read.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 6, 2016·3 min readRemembering Previous Events May Occur More Quickly Than ThoughtAccording to researchers, retrieving memories of past events may not take as long as we previously thought. It may also be possible to interfere with the process.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2016·4 min readLoss of Hippocampal Cells Linked to SchizophreniaA new study reports social memory deficits in schizophrenia may be a result of a decreased number of inhibitory neurons in the CA2 region of the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 6, 2016·6 min readRegeneration and Growth of Injured Peripheral Nerves Accelerated With Help of ProteinResearchers demonstrate the regenerative dynamics of CCL2.Read More