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·July 30, 2020·3 min read

Laughter Acts as a Stress Buffer, and Even Smiling Helps

Laughing and smiling more might help to buffer against the effects of stress, researchers report.

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·July 30, 2020·5 min read

Botox Injections May Lessen Depression

Botox injections appear to improve symptoms of depression, regardless of the injection site, a new study reports. Researchers found depression was reported 40 - 88% less often in patients treated with Botox.

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·July 29, 2020·3 min read

Music Training May Not Make Children Smarter After All

Musical training may be beneficial for improving social skills and self-esteem in children, but there is little evidence to suggest learning music improves academic performance.

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·July 28, 2020·4 min read

Using Artificial Intelligence to Smell the Roses

New artificial intelligence technology can accurately predict how any chemical is going to smell to humans.

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·July 28, 2020·5 min read

Maternal Depression Increases Odds of Depression in Offspring

Adolescents and adults whose mothers experienced depression, either during pregnancy or shortly after, had a 70% increased risk of being diagnosed with depression.

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·July 28, 2020·4 min read

Pessimistic Outlook on Life Linked to Life Expectancy

Pessimistic people are more likely to die earlier from cardiovascular disease and other causes, but not from cancer than those who have a more optimistic outlook on life. However, optimists did not have a greater than average life expectancy.

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·July 28, 2020·6 min read

Further Evidence World Trade Center Responders Are at Risk for Dementia

First responders at the World Trade Center have reduced cortical gray matter thickness, which was consistent with neurodegenerative conditions and evidence their brain age is, on average, ten years older than those of similar ages in the general population.

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·July 28, 2020·5 min read

Experimental Drug for Alzheimer’s May Help Children With Autism

Children suffering from a form of autism called ADNP syndrome may benefit from an experimental drug designed to treat Alzheimer's disease.

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·July 27, 2020·5 min read

Brain Tumors May Be Seeded From Distant Site

Glioblastoma brain cancer originates from a pool of stem cells that can be a significant distance away from where the tumor eventually forms.

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·July 26, 2020·7 min read

Genetic Mutations Predispose Individuals to Severe COVID-19

Study identifies the TLR7 gene as an essential player in the immune response against coronavirus infection.

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·July 26, 2020·4 min read

Brain Thickness and Connectivity, Not Just Location, Correlates With Behavior

Cortical thickness and regional brain connectivity pay an equally important role in linking brain and behavior.

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·July 24, 2020·3 min read

Spinal Cord Injury Causes Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome

Spinal cord injuries cause stem cells in the bone marrow to rapidly divide. Following the cell division, the stem cells become trapped in the bone marrow.