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·March 29, 2018·4 min read

Why People With Insomnia Don’t Know They’re Asleep

People with insomnia have greater brain activity in regions associated with conscious awareness during NREM sleep, researchers report.

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·May 15, 2023·4 min read

AI Breakthrough Detects Alzheimer’s Early With Smartphones

Researchers are developing a machine learning model aimed at early detection of Alzheimer's dementia. This model, potentially accessible via smartphones, can distinguish between Alzheimer's patients and healthy individuals with 70-75% accuracy. By focusing on speech patterns rather than content, the tool could offer invaluable early indicators, potentially initiating earlier treatment and slowing disease progression.

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·March 4, 2020·3 min read

Hormone that causes women to experience more pain than men identified

Researchers report the hormone prolactin, more commonly associated with lactation in new mothers, may underlie why women are more vulnerable to developing functional pain syndromes than men.

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·April 13, 2022·6 min read

How Cannabis Affects Our Cognition and Psychology

Researchers investigate how cannabis can influence a number of cognitive and psychological processes.

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·April 20, 2015·5 min read

Multiple Sclerosis Could be Reversed by Drugs That Activate Neural Stem Cells

A new study reports two over the counter medications could activate neural stem cells to stimulate myelin producing cells and may offer new treatment options for multiple sclerosis.

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·July 12, 2016·3 min read

Nanotech ‘Tattoo’ Can Map Emotion and Monitor Muscle Activity

New technology could help improve muscle control and rehabilitation for those with stroke.

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·September 24, 2010·2 min read

Gamers Have Advantage In Performing Visuomotor Tasks

A study published in October's Cortex has shown young people who regularly play video games have an advantage in performing tasks which require visuomotor skills. The study also found that gamers show increased activity in the prefrontal cortex when asked to perform visuomotor tasks. By contrast, non-gamers had more reliant use of the parietal cortex, an area which involves hand-eye coordination, when performing visuomotor tasks.

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·April 27, 2016·4 min read

Brain Circuit That Controls Binge Drinking Identified

Researchers have identified a neural circuit between two brain areas that appears to control binge drinking.

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·February 3, 2017·4 min read

Poor Odor Identification May Be An Early Warning For Dementia

A new study supports olfactory testing as an early method to detect those at risk of developing dementia.

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·July 29, 2016·5 min read

Why Working the Night Shift Can Pose a Cancer Risk

A new study reports on a link between circadian cell disruption and cancerous tumor growth.

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·July 2, 2022·5 min read

Demand for Abortion Medications Shatter Records Following Supreme Court Draft Ruling

Searches for abortion medications spiked within one how of POLITICO publishing the leak of the SCOTUS ruling, with searches 162% higher during the first 72 hours following the leak. Researchers say there were significantly more searches for abortion medications during the first 72 hours in states that threatened more restrictive reproductive rights.

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·August 14, 2021·3 min read

A New Way to Study Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers have developed a new technique to quantify protein droplets associated with a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS.

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