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·June 17, 2021·5 min read

Unraveling the Origin of Alzheimer’s Disease

Study reveals the surface features of human prions responsible for their replication in the brain. The findings provide a template to identify structurally important sites on other misfolded proteins, such as those associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 17, 2021·3 min read

Anti-Aging Protein in Red Blood Cells Helps Stave off Cognitive Decline

Depleting the protein ADORA2B from the blood of mice led to faster cognitive decline, decreased auditory processing, and increased brain inflammation.

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·June 17, 2021·3 min read

Commercial Video Games Could Help Treat Mental Illness

Inexpensive, commercial video games may help those suffering from anxiety and depression to combat their symptoms. Researchers found that, in addition to conventional games, virtual reality games could help people overcome mental health problems.

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·June 16, 2021·3 min read

A Quarter of Adults Don’t Want Children, and They’re Still Happy

Study reveals few differences in life satisfaction and limited differences in personality traits between those who are child-free and those who are parents.

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·June 16, 2021·6 min read

P-Glycoprotein Removes Alzheimer’s-Associated Toxin From the Brain

P-glycoprotein, a critical toxin pump in the body, has the ability to remove amyloid plaques from the brain. Researchers say increasing P-gp in the blood-brain barrier of those at risk for Alzheimer's could postpone or prevent the onset of the neurodegenerative disease.

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·June 16, 2021·4 min read

We Cannot Cheat Aging and Death

Findings shed new light on the invariant rate of aging hypothesis, providing fresh evidence that death is inevitable.

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·June 16, 2021·3 min read

Researchers Find Human Infant Brains and Bodies Are Active During New Sleep Stage

Infants produce sleep spindles every 10 second, whether in REM or non-REM sleep. Sleep spindles and twitching are synchronized, allowing for twitch reactions to occur during non-REM sleep in infants.

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·June 16, 2021·5 min read

Researchers Translate a Bird’s Brain Activity Into Song

Using data from brain activity, researchers were able to replicate the song of zebra finches in exact detail.

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·June 15, 2021·5 min read

Alzheimer Disease Research Results Over-Hyped if Science Papers Omit Mice From the Title

A review of Alzheimer's research papers finds news media is more likely to report on breakthroughs if the study's authors omit a reference to mice in their title. Papers that acknowledge mice in their title receive less media coverage. Omitting mice from a paper's title generates twice the number of tweets than ones that mention the animals.

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·June 15, 2021·4 min read

Two Decade Analysis of African Neuroscience Research Prompts Calls for Greater Support

Scientists are calling for greater support for neuroscience research in Africa. With the world's largest genetic diversity, researchers say Africa is vital to help progress neuroscience and brain disease research.

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·June 14, 2021·5 min read

Potential Pathways to Treating Alcohol Use Disorder and Depression Identified

Blocking hippocampal STAT3 in those with alcohol use disorder may alleviate symptoms of depression associated with withdrawal.

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·June 13, 2021·3 min read

Machiavellianism Predicts Approval of Mind Upload Technology

A new study finds those with Machiavellian personality traits are more open to the prospect of mind uploading once the technology becomes available. The study raises concerns about those with dark triad personality traits could disproportionately adopt the technology and supports concerns about antisocial use of artificial general intelligence.

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