Microbiota transplanted from both autologous and heterologous donors can be established in aged hosts and facilitate microbiota restoration following perturbation by antibiotics.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How a Genetic Variant Modifies the Brain Stimulation Impact on Memory
Researchers report it’s easier to control cognitive activity via transcranial magnetic stimulation in people with the Val/Val genetic variant of BDNF.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Rough’ Words Feature a Trill Sound in Languages Around the Globe
Study reveals a link between spoken languages and the sense of touch.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Depressed People More Susceptible to COVID Vaccine Misinformation
A new study reports people with depression are 2.2 times more likely to endorse misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, and 2.7 times more likely to be vaccine-resistant. Additionally, rates of depression are three times higher than before the pande…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Old Neurons Can Block Neurogenesis in Mice
Hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function were improved in aging mice by destroying senescent cells in the aging stem cell niche.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Blood Test Measures the Pace of Biological Aging
A newly developed blood test can measure the pace of biological aging by identifying specific DNA methylation marks.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: “Hey, Alexa! Are You Trustworthy?”: The More Social Behaviors AI Assistants Exhibit, the More We Trust Them
People tend to think voice-user AI interfaces such as Siri or Alexa are more competent and emotionally engaging if they exhibit social cues.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Children’s Ability to Manage Emotions Is Linked to That of Their Parents
Researchers report children with speech-language disorders or developmental language disorders have greater difficulty in regulating their emotions. The study also found the way in which parents manage their emotions has an impact on a child’s ability …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Screening Tool Developed to Automatically Identify Older Appearing Brains Typical of Dementia
A new artificial intelligence algorithm analyses MRI data to accurately predict the age of a brain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Free-Energy Principle Explains the Brain
The free-energy principle can explain how neural networks minimize energy costs and are optimized for efficiency.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Link Between Brain Cell Development and Risk of Schizophrenia Discovered
The genetic disruption of specific cell processes crucial to brain development was linked to disease risk in a wide range of mental health disorders including schizophrenia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Heart Disease Causes Early Brain Dysfunction and Can Treble Key Alzheimer’s Protein
Heart disease that causes brain dysfunction can lead to the development of Alzheimer’s disease and triples the amount of amyloid-beta in the brain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Severe Depression Affects Women and Men Differently
Researchers found alterations in different parts of the brain in males and females with severe depression. The findings also reveal a specific biomarker for depression in blood samples of women.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Alcohol Consumption Is Affected by a Protein Linked to the Circadian Rhythm
Mouse study reveals the presence of the Baml1 gene in the striatum has a sexually dimorphic effect on alcohol consumption. Male mice without the protein consumed more alcohol than those who did, while the reverse was true for females.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Neural Circuits That Regulate Spatial Learning and Memory in the Brain’s Hippocampal Formation Discovered
Study identifies a novel neural circuit that regulates spatial learning and memory in the brain’s hippocampal formation.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Findings Open the Way to More Precise Diagnoses and Treatments of Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers have identified a link between misshapen, fast replicating tau proteins, and accelerated cognitive decline. The findings shed new light on the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How the Brain Helps Us Focus Our Attention
A new framework describes how the locus coeruleus regulates the brain’s sensitivity to relevant information during situations that require attention.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Anxiety and PTSD Linked to Increased Myelin in Brain’s Gray Matter
Researchers have discovered a link between anxiety behaviors and PTSD to an increase in myelin in the brain’s gray matter.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Biomarkers Linked to Autism Risk Identified
Researchers identified molecular signatures of gestational inflammation that appear to be biomarkers for autism risk. The immune signatures were identified in both maternal blood samples during pregnancy and in umbilical cord blood from children later …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers Identify Biomarker for Depression and Antidepressant Response
Researchers have identified a novel biomarker for depression and antidepressant response. The biomarker can be identified and monitored through blood samples.
