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·October 6, 2021·4 min read

Brain Cell Differences Could Be Key to Learning in Humans and AI

Study reveals why human brains are so good at learning. The findings could help with the development of more efficient AI models.

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·October 5, 2021·4 min read

Video Game With Biofeedback Helps Kids and Teens Regulate Stress and Anger

RAGE-Control, a video game system that utilizes biofeedback to regulate heart rate, reduces stress, oppositional behavior, and aggression by training children to stay calm during stressful and frustrating situations.

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·October 5, 2021·6 min read

Natural Compound in Basil May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease

Fenchol, a natural compound found in basil and other plans, appears to have a neuroprotective effect against Alzheimer's disease. Fenchol reduces the formation of zombie neural cells and increases the degradation of non-functional amyloid beta, allowing for quicker clearance of the protein from the brain.

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·October 2, 2021·4 min read

Study Bolsters Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease

Study shows chronic hyperglycemia impairs working memory performance and alters fundamental aspects of working memory brain networks. The findings strengthen the link between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 2, 2021·6 min read

How Parents Feed Kids Is Linked to Emotional Eating

Overall, restrictive eating was the only feeding practice that linked parent and child emotional eating.

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·October 2, 2021·4 min read

Study Finds Vital Link to Identify People at Risk of Aneurysms

People with asymmetrical brain arteries have a significantly higher risk of developing a cerebral aneurysm, a new study reports.

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·October 2, 2021·5 min read

New Treatment Combination Inhibits Glioblastoma Growth

A combination of approved and novel therapeutics improved survival rates and reduced both tumor volume and growth for those suffering from glioblastoma brain cancer.

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·October 1, 2021·6 min read

What Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental Health

Ten minutes of idle thought can tell us a lot about the potential risk of depression, researchers say. Those who tend to ruminate and were more past or negatively focused in their idle thoughts had an increased risk of depression.

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·October 1, 2021·4 min read

Fight or Flight, Unless Internal Clocks Are Disrupted

Daily release of glucocorticoids depends on coordination between the clock gene and activity rhythms of neurons within two parts of the hypothalamus.

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·September 30, 2021·6 min read

Menopausal Hormone Therapy Not Linked to Increased Risk of Developing Dementia

Despite previous claims, new research finds there is no link between menopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and an increased risk of developing dementia.

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·September 30, 2021·5 min read

Fractal Brain Networks Support Complex Thought

When people engage in complex thoughts, their brain networks organize into fractal-like patterns.

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·September 29, 2021·5 min read

Manic Episodes in Bipolar Disorder Linked to Abnormal Brain Changes

People with bipolar disorder who experience frequent manic episodes had faster cortical thinning, specifically in the prefrontal cortex than those who reported less frequent episodes of mania. Researchers also noted faster enlargement of the brain's ventricles and slower thinking of the parahippocampal and fusiform cortical regions in those who experienced more frequent mania.