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- Cannabis use in males appears to alter sperm before mating, increasing the risk of their offspring developing brain abnormalities in areas associated with mood, memory, learning, and reward.
- Three months of transcendental meditation reduced anxiety and resulted in marked changes in connectivity between the precuneus, left parietal lobe, and insula.
- Males on the autism spectrum have significantly lower levels of a protein in their brains’ that plays a role in inflammation and metabolism.
- Ethnobotanical plant extracts, including Ghanaian quinine and Japanese knotweed, show strong activity against B.burgdorferi, outperforming current antibiotics for the treatment of Lyme disease.
- Lack of oxygen to the fetus during pregnancy as a result of pre-eclampsia may increase the risk for schizophrenia, a new study reports.
- Using a mini-brain model, researchers report the popular SSRI antidepressant Paroxetine can induce brain cell developmental abnormalities that could lead to adverse effects in children.
- Findings reveal it is possible to predict the risk of a person with MDD lapsing back into depression after stopping antidepressants. Those who relapse take longer to decide how much effort to invest f …
- A person’s level of education is the best predictor of lifespan, a new study reports. 13% of those with a high school education or less died before the age of 60. Only 5% of people with a college-leve …
- Human-robot interaction and monitoring motor movement may provide clues to developmental disorders such as ADHD and autism in children.
- Spending time outdoors and helping to control fears can help children process their negative emotions.
- Study reports it may be possible to detect the onset and progression of Huntington’s disease through linguistic changes in patients. Linguistic impairments often begin before the onset of other Huntin …
- Researchers analyzed the relationship between reward and effort in achieving goals and identified two critical stages in the decision-making process.
- A new deep learning algorithm helped researchers identify a powerful new antibiotic compound that kills many of the world’s most problematic, disease-causing bacterias, including those which have so f …
- A new NIH funded study will use C. elegans to discover the secrets behind serotonin’s influence on behavior.
- Long-term use of antidepressants can create physical dependence and severe withdrawal symptoms for patients looking to stop their treatment. Patients who quit their medication often experience Antidep …
- Brain activity while in a resting state can predict how empathetic a person is. Researchers used a combination of neuroimaging data and machine learning to identify subtle patterns in brain activity a …
- A single neuron, through its axon, is capable of simultaneously producing different effects in separate areas of the cerebral cortex.
- Boys who exhibit inattention-hyperactivity by age 10 have an increased risk for traumatic brain injury later in life.
- Arteries in the brain regulate neurovascular coupling in response to neural activity.
- Study shows how brain networks unique to each child can predict cognition. Using a combination of neuroimaging data and machine learning, researchers reveal functional neuroanatomy can vary greatly am …
- Women who were obese prior to pregnancy were almost twice as likely to report their child had ADHD or other behavioral problems compared to women who were normal weight before pregnancy.
- Deleting the circadian rhythm-associated BMAL1 gene in animal models, researchers discovered tissue continued to follow a 24-hour rhythm, even in the absence of external stimuli that can influence the …
- Higher gestational concentrations of phthalate metabolites were associated with an increased risk of autism in boys, but not in girls. Folic acid may help to protect against the effects of phthalate e …
- Increased potassium currents were responsible for hyperactivity of CA3 neurons. When exposed to potassium channel blockers, the hyperactivity disappeared. However, when exposed to lithium, the drug no …
- Participating in a variety of daily activities can enhance cognitive function in adults.
- New findings raise the question of whether Neanderthals returned to the same spots in the famous Shanidar Cave to inter their dead. If so, it would suggest a cultural complexity of a higher order.
- Using mouse models, researchers seeded alpha-synuclein aggregates in gut neurons and discovered the clumps can travel to neurons in the brain.
- Researchers report the number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will double over the next thirty years.
