Psychology & Psychiatry
Bipolar disorder: What it is, symptoms and treatments
More than 10 million people in the United States are living with bipolar disorder, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
May 16, 2023
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Neuroscience
Immune cells of the brain are not all the same: New research could open novel therapeutic pathways
A recent study published in Nature Neuroscience indicates that, contrary to common belief, the immune cells of the brain, known as microglia, are not all the same. Researchers found that a unique microglial subset with unique ...
May 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fearful memories of pain stored in the prefrontal cortex could shape the experience of pain later in life
While pain and fear are very different experiences, past studies showed that they can sometimes be closely related to one another. For instance, when many animals and humans are in dangerous or life-threatening situations, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
New neurocognitive model for understanding and changing how we see ourselves
Throughout our lives, our experiences shape how we view ourselves and the world around us. These views, known in psychology as schemas, can negatively impact our mental health and be difficult to change.
May 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cognitive behavioral therapy shown to lessen post-viral fatigue after COVID-19
Those with post-viral fatigue after suffering from COVID-19 benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, resulting in less fatigue and concentration problems. Lead researcher, Hans Knoop, Professor of Medical Psychology at ...
May 8, 2023
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Autism spectrum disorders
Among kids with autism, girls are more prone to anxiety disorders than boys
Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls are, but girls may be more likely to experience anxiety alongside the disorder than boys, new research reveals.
May 3, 2023
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Neuroscience
Making young mice old in a matter of three weeks
In a paper recently published in PNAS Nexus, researchers from the Department of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describe how they were able to inhibit the activity of a specific neuronal ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Cardiology
Psychotherapy's hidden bonus: healthier hearts
Treating depression with talk therapy may provide protection against heart disease, new research suggests.
Apr 24, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain games reveal clues about how the mind works
Scientists are using supercomputers and data from the game Ebb and Flow to train deep learning models that mimic the human behavior of "task-switching," shifting attention from one task to another.
Apr 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emotion-focused therapy for bipolar disorder targets the amygdala
A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, identifies a therapeutic tool focused on emotional awareness that increased activation and connectivity of an emotion-regulating center in the ...
Apr 17, 2023
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