Young mice exposed to a healthy diet and frequent exercise show lower levels of anxiety and increased brain mass as adults.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Disease Transmitted By Tick Bites May Be Treatable
Researchers have identified specific anti-bodies that can have a neutralizing effect on the virus responsible for tick-borne encephalitis. Preliminary response in using the anti-bodies in mice has proven affected in preventing TBE. It is hoped a vaccin…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Vaccines and Functional Neurological Disorder: A Complex Story
A number of videos have surfaced on popular channels showing people experiencing some adverse effects following the coronavirus vaccine. Researchers say some of the cases could be related to functional neurological disorder, a common neuropsychological…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ADHD and Autism Associated With In-Utero Heavy Metals and Essential Minerals
Prenatal exposure to heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, and arsenic, and increased levels of the mineral manganese, were linked to an increased risk of ADHD and autism spectrum diagnosis in children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Masculine Traits Linked to Better Parenting For Some Dads
Some traditional masculine stereotypes, such as being adventurous and competitive, were linked to being better fathers to infant children. This is especially true if men also adopt a nurturing role. However, one trait, hostile sexism, was not linked to…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fighting Dementia With Play
A newly developed play therapy platform is helping older adults with dementia improve a range of flagging cognitive skills from concentration to memory.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Aluminum Is Intricately Associated With the Neuropathology of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
Study reveals aluminum is co-located with the tau protein in people with familial Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Higher Rates of Chronic Pain in Women Linked to Genetics
Genetics may help explain why women are at higher risk for developing chronic pain disorders than men. The study also sheds light on the role the central nervous system plays in the development of chronic pain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Modern Human Brain Originated In Africa Around 1.7 Million Years Ago
Computer tomography reveals modern human brain structures only originated between 1.5 to 1.7 million years ago in African Homo populations.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Pathway That Transitions Brain From Plasticity to Stability Discovered
Astrocytes help transition the brain from a highly plastic state to one that is more stable.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Autism Gene Study Finds Widespread Impact to Brain’s Growth Signaling Network
Mutations in the autism-related Dyrk1a gene lead to brain undergrowth in mice. Researchers say an existing drug appears to reverse the damage.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Chronic Sinus Inflammation Appears to Alter Brain Activity
Researchers link the inflammation associated with chronic sinus infections to alterations in brain activity in networks that govern cognition, external stimuli, and introspection. The findings shed light on why people suffering from sinus infections of…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Blood Test For Depression and Bipolar Disorder
A new blood test can distinguish the severity of a person’s depression and their risk for developing severe depression at a later point. The test can also determine if a person is at risk for developing bipolar disorder. Researchers say the blood test …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Reversing a Genetic Cause of Poor Stress Responses in Mice
Study reveals the role the mouse gene Ophn1 plays in helpless behaviors and identified three methods in which to reverse the effect.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Late Night Snacks May Hurt Your Workplace Performance
Snacking on unhealthy foods late at night was associated with problematic physical symptoms, including headaches and stomach aches the next morning. Additionally, snacking on junk foods before bed was associated with negative moods the next day. The ch…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Our Brains Miss Opportunities to Improve Through Subtraction
Study explains the human tendency to look at a situation, or object, that needs improvement in different contexts, and instead, generally believe adding an element is a better solution than removing one.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Memory and Executive Function Symptoms More Accurate for Predicting CTE Than Mood and Behavior
Cognitive symptoms such as problems with memory and executive function, but not mood or motor disorders, were associated with CTE pathology. The findings advance the ability to diagnose CTE in living people. Until now, post mortem analysis was the only…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Childhood Cognitive Problems Could Lead to Mental Health Issues in Later Life
Children who experience cognitive difficulties, such as attention problems or problems with working memory, have an increased risk of developing mental health disorders as young adults.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Regions Respond to Familiar and Unfamiliar Music, Even Without Musical Training
Passive exposure to music is enough to drive the development of music selectivity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Brain Glue’ Helps Repair Circuitry in Severe TBI
A newly developed reparative hydrogel, which researchers are dubbing “brain glue”, protects against loss of brain tissue following a TBI and can aid in functional neural repair.
