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: 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: 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: 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: Accelerated Cellular Aging Associated With Mortality Seen in Depressed Individuals
DNA markers in cells of patients with major depressive disorder appear to be two years older than markers in cells of people without the mental health disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Leptin Puts the Brakes on Eating via Novel Neurocircuit
Researchers have identified novel neurocircuitry between midbrain structures which are modulated by leptin to control eating behaviors in mice.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Multiple Sclerosis Subtypes Identified Using Artificial Intelligence
Combining artificial intelligence technology with brain scan data, researchers have identified three novel subtypes of multiple sclerosis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Cells Decide on Their Own When to Release Pleasure Hormone
Dopamine neurons largely rely on their own discharge to determine release rates of the hormone, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Signal Detection Theory Can Be Used to Objectively Measure Cognitive Fatigue
Two key metrics of signal detection theory, perceptual certainty and response bias, correlate with changes in cognitive fatigue.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Multilingual People Have an Advantage Over Those Fluent in Only Two Languages
Multilingual people have similar brain activation to that of bilingual people, but the activation is much more sensitive and a lot faster.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Not So Sweet: Sugary Diet Early in Life Could Lead to Cognitive Problems Later
Consuming high levels of sugar-sweetened beverages early in life may lead to memory problems during adulthood. Researchers found, compared to rats who consumed only water, those who drank sugar-sweetened beverages had difficulties in memory recall asso…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Selenium Supplementation Protects Against Obesity and May Extend Lifespan
Adding selenium to diet products helps prevent obesity and increases healthy lifespan in mouse models.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Neural Mechanism of a Circulatory Response to Stress
Study identifies a novel mechanism in which the lateral habenula regulates the cardiovascular system in response to stress.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Algorithm-Based Music Recommendations: Low Accuracy for Lovers of Non-Mainstream Music
AI algorithms used by music streaming services are better at providing accurate recommendations for those who enjoy mainstream music. However, the algorithms often miss the mark when it comes to recommendations for those who listen to non-mainstream mu…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Vitamins for Your Neurons
All-trans retinoic acid, a vitamin A derivative, induces synaptic plasticity in human cortical neurons.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Experimental Hearing Implant Succeeds in Registering Brain Waves
An experimental twist on a classic cochlear implant allows researchers to directly measure brain waves and assess how good, or bad, a person’s hearing is.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Early Death of Nerve Cells Is Crucial to Form Healthy Brains
Apoptosis plays a critical role in brain development as it influences the thickness of layers in the cerebral cortex, variety, and layer cell density. Alterations in how cells perform division and apoptosis lead to the development of abnormal cortical …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Screams of ‘Joy’ Sound Like ‘Fear’ When Heard Out of Context
When people hear screams of excited happiness, they tend to confuse the emotion with fear. Researchers say the bias toward categorizing excited and joyfully screams as fear has evolutionary roots.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How the Brain Inhibits Remyelination in MS, and How to Treat It
Researchers shed new light on how remylination fails in multiple sclerosis. The study reports a drug, currently being studied as a cancer therapy, can alter the key signaling cascades that result in demylination associated with MS.
