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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sunbathing After Menopause May Be Harmful
Menopausal women who frequently sunbathe have increased levels of gonadotropins and lower levels of estrogen than their peers who are not active sun worshipers. Low estrogen levels and higher levels of other hormones increase the risk for a number of h…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Shows the Relationship Between Surgery and Alzheimer’s Disease
Major surgery can trigger different patterns of cognitive alterations depending on previous presence, or absence, of Alzheimer’s pathologies.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Scientific Meeting » Workshop: Gene-based Therapeutics for Rare Genetic Neurodevelopmental Psychiatric Disorders
Join NIMH for a virtual workshop focused on the potential challenges and opportunities for gene-based therapeutic strategies for individuals with rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: 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…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Eggs Reveal What May Happen to Brain on Impact
Using an egg, researchers discover how trauma occurs to the brain as a result of impact.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fatty Acid May Help Combat Multiple Sclerosis
Dietary changes to include more foods containing oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid, may help to increase the number of regulatory T cells in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Eye Tests Predict Parkinson’s-Linked Cognitive Decline 18 Months Ahead
A simple vision test can predict whether a person with Parkinson’s disease will develop cognitive decline or dementia within 18 months.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Childhood Neglect Leaves Generational Imprint
Infant children whose mothers experienced neglect when they were young showed altered brain circuitry in areas associated with anxiety and fear response.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Where Do Our Minds Wander? Brain Waves Can Point the Way
Increased alpha waves in the prefrontal cortex and decreased P3 activity in the parietal cortex are potential neural biomarkers for breaks in our attention span.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Guiding gender-atypical kids through puberty
Kids encounter changing expectations and social norms during puberty, based on their body parts.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Digital Hoarders: We’ve Identified Four Types – Which Are You?
From retaining old emails to accumulating digital files, digital hoarding is emerging as a potential problem for people.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Better Diet and Glucose Uptake in the Brain Lead to Longer Life
Better glucose uptake compensates for age-related motor deterioration and extends lifespan in fruitflies.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Magnetic Skin Supports Freedom of Movement for People With Quadriplegia
A novel flexible, breathable magnetic skin allows people with quadriplegia to move around their environment with greater ease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Timing Is of the Essence When Treating Brain Swelling in Mice
Myelomonocytic cells, a type of immune cell, can both harm and help the brain following injury.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: To Get Ahead as an Introvert, Act Like an Extravert. It’s Not as Hard as You Think
Introverts who act like extraverts are viewed by others as having more leadership potential.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Breastfed Babies Have Improved Immune Systems
Regulatory T cells expand in the first three weeks of life in breastfed babies, and are twice as abundant than in bottle-fed babies. Specifically, the bacterias Veillonella and Gemella are more abundant in the guts of breastfed babies. Veillonella and …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Brain Region Responsible for Self-Bias in Memory
Study implicates the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with information processing about the self, in self-bias memory.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Snap-Freezing Reveals a Truer Structure of Brain Connections
Using a snap-freezing method, researchers have been able to reveal the true structure of the connections that join neurons together in the adult brain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Personalized Brain Stimulation Alleviates Severe Depression Symptoms
A novel individualized neuromodulation system may help alleviate symptoms of depression within minutes for those who are resistant to current treatments.
