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·February 4, 2021·4 min read

Study Links Brain Cells to Depression

Post mortem tissue samples of people with depression revealed a lower number of astrocytes in the brain. The findings add to the growing body of literature that implicates astrocytes in depression pathology.

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·January 31, 2021·4 min read

Obesity May Exacerbate the Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroimaging study reveals obesity may contribute towards neural tissue vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers say maintaining a healthy weight could help preserve brain structure for those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.

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·January 30, 2021·2 min read

Turning on the Switch for Plasticity in the Human Brain

Glutamate is first released near the AMPA-type glutamate receptors, then released near the NMDA-type receptors immediately after the first signal to activate the switch for synaptic plasticity.

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·January 30, 2021·4 min read

Why Do Psychiatric Drugs Help Some, but Not Others?

Study reveals the function of a specific protein works differently in the brains of men and women. The findings help explain why some psychiatric disorders and resistance to treatments vary between the sexes.

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·January 29, 2021·6 min read

Our Gut-Brain Connection

A new "organ on a chip" system helps researchers uncover how bacteria in the human digestive tract can impact neurological diseases.

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·January 29, 2021·4 min read

Specific Bacteria in the Gut Prompt Mother Mice to Neglect Their Pups

Researchers have identified a strain of E.coli in the guts of female mice that cause them to neglect their offspring. The study shows a direct link between the microbiome and maternal behavior.

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·January 25, 2021·2 min read

Growing up in a Bilingual Home Has Lasting Benefits

Children who grow up in a bilingual household are quicker at shifting their attention and faster at detecting visual changes than adults who learned a second language later in life.

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·January 25, 2021·2 min read

Afternoon Napping Linked to Better Mental Agility

An afternoon nap may help improve mental agility, a new study suggests. A short afternoon nap was associated with better working memory, verbal fluency, and locational awareness.

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·January 25, 2021·5 min read

Biomarkers in Mother’s Plasma Predict a Type of Autism in Offspring With 100% Accuracy

Using machine learning, researchers have identified patterns of maternal autoantibodies in the blood plasma of pregnant women that were highly associated with autism and the severity of symptoms in offspring.

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·January 25, 2021·5 min read

Street Trees Close to the Home May Reduce the Risk of Depression

A new study reveals living on a street lined with trees may be good for mental health. Researchers found people who lived within 100 meters of trees were less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.

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·January 22, 2021·4 min read

MRI Helps Unravel the Mysteries of Sleep

MRI technology helps researchers identify specific brain activity during different stages of sleep.

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·January 20, 2021·4 min read

Prenatal BPA Exposure May Contribute to the Male Bias of ASD

Exposure to BPA during the gestational period leads to decreased neural viability and neural density in the hippocampus of male offspring. Additionally, exposure led to the dysregulation of ASD-related genes in the hippocampus. Findings suggest BPA may serve as an environmental factor that contributes to the prevalence of male-bias in autism.