Neuroscience
Potential link between high maternal cortisol, unpredicted birth complications
A snippet of hair can reveal a pregnant person's stress level and may one day help warn of unexpected birth problems, a study indicates.
Jan 31, 2024
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Genetics
Study helps explain why stress in adolescence can lead to predisposition to mental illness in adulthood
Excessive stress during adolescence can cause alterations in the profile of genes expressed in the brain, especially those associated with bioenergy functions. These alterations may affect cell respiration, resulting in behavioral ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologists finds that when listening to music to relieve stress 'genre doesn't matter'
Feeling stressed? "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Nothing Else Matters" or "Baby One More Time" might calm you down again. Psychologist and music scientist Krisna Adiasto discovered that music genre doesn't seem to play a ...
Jan 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pilot study demonstrates potential for PTSD treatment program for veterans, first responders
Retiring from the U.S. Army in 2016 left Lawrence resident Matt Hastings unmoored. Hastings, a former combat aviation brigade chief, had been someone with skills in demand: He was the only one who could fly certain missions, ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Genetics
Researchers discover a new role for a protein that helps form memories
Virginia Tech researchers have discovered a new function for a common protein in the brain—a development that sheds new light on the mysteries of the mind and holds promising implications for the treatment of memory loss ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Addiction
Study finds women farm owners more apt to binge drink
A study from the University of Georgia reveals a concerning pattern of binge drinking among women who own or manage farms.
Jan 24, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds veterans of color and female veterans reported more stress during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic led to illness and death, significant economic and employment problems, severe social restrictions and substantially altered family life—the effects of which researchers are beginning to understand.
Jan 24, 2024
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Pediatrics
Researchers find that a standard biomarker can measure the impact of early development disparities in infants
While multiple studies have shown a relationship between adversity in early childhood and negative lifelong health effects on groups of people, no reliable measures exist to measure the impact of early adversity on the risk ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Neuroscience
New technology allows researchers to track brain cells' 'off switches'
For decades, scientists have studied the intricate activity patterns in human and animal brains by observing when different groups of brain cells turn on. Equally important to understanding the brain and related diseases, ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A TikTok 'expert' says you have post-traumatic stress disorder, but do you? A trauma psychiatrist explains PTSD
Among the many emerging trends on social media, one recent concerning fad is a casual and often inaccurate portrayal of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD—along with an array of questionable interventions ...
Jan 23, 2024
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