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·January 16, 2025·8 min read

Multifocal Lenses Reduce Myopia Risks

New research demonstrates that high-add multifocal contact lenses significantly slow myopia progression in children, with benefits that persist even after discontinuation. The lenses, designed to slow eye growth and reduce long-term myopia-related risks, showed no rebound effect after treatment stopped.

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·January 16, 2025·9 min read

Advancing Prosthetics: Restoring Touch Through Brain Stimulation

Researchers are making strides in restoring touch sensations to prosthetic limbs through brain stimulation. By using electrodes in the brain's touch center, they can evoke stable, precise sensations, even allowing users to feel the shape and motion of objects.

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·January 16, 2025·4 min read

How Our Brains Perceive Body Weight Differs From Objects

Research reveals that how we perceive the size and weight of body parts, such as hands, differs from our perception of objects. For objects, smaller items feel heavier than larger ones with the same weight—a phenomenon known as the size-weight illusion.

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·January 16, 2025·5 min read

Exercise Boosts Language Processing in Older Adults

Increasing physical fitness improves language comprehension in older adults. Over six months, monolingual participants who followed a simple exercise program were 7% quicker at detecting words in language tests, highlighting the cognitive benefits of fitness.

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·January 16, 2025·5 min read

Decoding Favoritism: How Parents Shape Sibling Bonds

New research sheds light on how parents subtly favor children based on birth order, personality, and gender, shaping family dynamics. Younger siblings often receive more favorable treatment, while older siblings are granted greater autonomy.

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·January 15, 2025·5 min read

Food Memories Drive Overeating and Obesity

A new study identifies neurons in the hippocampus that store food-specific memories, directly influencing overeating and body weight. These neurons, which encode memories for sugar and fat, act as "memory traces" that drive dietary behavior and metabolism.

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·January 15, 2025·8 min read

How the Brain Uses Place Cells to Anchor Episodic Memories

Researchers have developed a model explaining how place cells in the hippocampus anchor both spatial and episodic memories. Grid cells in the entorhinal cortex interact with hippocampal cells to create a scaffold, linking memories to specific neural patterns.

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·January 14, 2025·5 min read

Hearing Loss May Signal Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

A new study has identified a potential link between hearing impairment and an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Researchers analyzed data from over 159,000 individuals, finding that every 10-decibel increase in hearing loss corresponded to a 57% higher risk of Parkinson’s.

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·January 14, 2025·4 min read

Brain Merges Sight and Sound to Understand Speech in Noisy Settings

Researchers are investigating how the brain combines visual and auditory cues to improve speech comprehension in noisy environments. The study focuses on how visual information, like lip movements, enhances the brain's ability to differentiate similar sounds, such as "F" and "S."

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·January 13, 2025·6 min read

Brain Connectivity Patterns Link Vascular Disease to Cognitive Decline

Researchers have identified how cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) disrupts brain connectivity, contributing to cognitive decline and neurodegeneration alongside Alzheimer’s disease (AD). By studying brain networks and blood biomarkers in older adults, they discovered distinct but additive effects of CeVD and AD-related markers on cognition and brain atrophy.

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·January 13, 2025·4 min read

Biodegradable Brain Electrodes Advance Neural Repair

Researchers have developed a flexible, biodegradable electrode capable of stimulating neural precursor cells (NPCs) in the brain, offering a safer and more precise alternative for neural repair. The electrode dissolves naturally after seven days, eliminating the need for surgical removal while promoting tissue regeneration.

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·January 13, 2025·6 min read

Almost Half of Americans Over 55 Face Dementia Risk

New research finds that the lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 in Americans is 42%, significantly higher than previous estimates. Women face a higher risk (48%) than men (35%) due to their longer life expectancy. Risk factors include genetic predisposition, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and limited physical activity.

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Multifocal Lenses Reduce Myopia Risks

Advancing Prosthetics: Restoring Touch Through Brain Stimulation

How Our Brains Perceive Body Weight Differs From Objects

Exercise Boosts Language Processing in Older Adults

Food Memories Drive Overeating and Obesity

How the Brain Uses Place Cells to Anchor Episodic Memories

Hearing Loss May Signal Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

Brain Merges Sight and Sound to Understand Speech in Noisy Settings

Brain Connectivity Patterns Link Vascular Disease to Cognitive Decline

Biodegradable Brain Electrodes Advance Neural Repair

Almost Half of Americans Over 55 Face Dementia Risk

Ancient Ear Muscles Reactivate When We Struggle to Listen

Imaging Reveals Gut-Brain Connection in Alzheimer’s Disease

Genetics, Not Maternal Sickness, Drives Autism Risk

Unhealthy Diet Linked to Faster Biological Aging in Young Adults

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