Researchers have identified a causal link between strenuous exercise and ALS in people with genetic risk factors for the neurodegenerative disease. The study reports intense physical exercise contributes to motor neuron injury in those susceptible to ALS.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Dreams Reflect Multiple Memories and Anticipate Future Events
53% of dreams can be traced to memories, and of those, 50% are linked to memory sources of multiple previous life events. Additionally, 26% of dreams are associated with impending events. Future-orientated dreams become more prevalent during deeper sta…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Areas Involved in Seeking Information About Bad Possibilities Identified
Study reveals specific neurons in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex that become active when people are faced with the decision to learn or hide from information about an adverse event the person is not able to prevent.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Risk for Addiction to Opioids and Ultraviolet Rays
Animal studies and analysis of human data reveal a link between vitamin D deficiency and an increased risk of both opioid addiction and sun-seeking behaviors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: An Omega-3 That’s Poison for Tumors
Commonly associated with helping improve brain function, the omega 3 fatty acid DHA may have another, previously unknown benefit. A new study reports DHA and other related fatty acids may help slow the development of cancerous tumors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: COVID-19 Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease-Like Cognitive Impairment
Combining artificial intelligence technology with data sets related to both Alzheimer’s and COVID-19, researchers were able to identify a mechanism by which coronavirus can lead to Alzheimer’s-like symptoms. The findings add to the growing body of evid…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Earliest Memories Can Start From the Age of Two-and-a-Half
A new study reveals people are able to recall memories from events that occurred when they were two and a half years old. The findings counter previous research, which reported the earliest memories usually form after the age of three and a half.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Music Listening Near Bedtime Disruptive to Sleep
Researchers say people continue to process music, even when no songs are playing. This can lead to earworms, or tunes that get stuck in your head, which can crop up during sleep. People who experience earworms regularly at night are six times more like…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Happens in the Brain When People Make Music Together?
A new study reveals what goes on in the brain when a person embarks on a musical collaboration project.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Link Between Childhood Stress and Early Molars
Children from lower-income families and who greater adversity develop their first permanent molars before their peers with less stressful backgrounds.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Like Night and Day: Animal Studies May Not Translate to Humans Without Time Considerations
Disregarding lab animals’ circadian rhythms can hamper reproducibility, validity, and reliability of research, researchers say.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Could Naked Mole Rats Hold Key to Curing Cancer and Dementia?
Naked mole rats have a unique DNA repair mechanism that prevents them from developing cancers and neurodegenerative disorders, researchers say.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brainfood: Researchers Find Brain Area Responsible For Craving Protein
Study reveals the role the ventral tegmental area of the brain plays in craving protein-rich foods.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Memory Biomarkers Confirm Aerobic Exercise Helps Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Researchers have identified three biomarkers in blood samples that confirm the link between exercise and improved cognitive function in older adults.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Largescale Brain Epigenetics Study Provides New Insights Into Dementia
A new study sheds light on how genes are regulated in dementia. Researchers also identified 84 novel genes linked to dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Understanding Gut Inflammation May Hold Clues to Mitigating Parkinson’s Onset
Chronic gut inflammation can trigger the clumping of alpha-synuclein in the walls of the colon, a new study reports. Researchers found chronic inflammation in the gut during early life can exacerbate the clumping of alpha-synuclein in the brains of old…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Scientific Meeting » Gender Differences in Bipolar Disorder Across the Life Span Through an Intersectional Lens
On June 10, 2021, NIMH will host a webinar on Gender Differences in Bipolar Disorder Across the Life Span Through an Intersectional Lens.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Unmedicated, Untreated Brain Illness Is Likely in Mass Shooters
A new analysis of medical evidence of domestic mass shooters in the US reveals the majority of those who commit mass shootings have underlying and untreated mental health conditions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Artificial Intelligence Predicts Brain Age From EEG Signals Recorded During Sleep
A new deep neural network can accurately predict a healthy person’s brain age based on EEG data collected from a sleep study.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: As Novel Sights Become Familiar, Different Brain Rhythms and Neurons Take Over
As novel visual patterns become familiar, stark changes occur in the visual cortex. Gamma rhythms give way to low-wave beta waves, and the neural activity switches from PV neurons in favor of inhibitory SOM neurons.
