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New research confirms link between perceived stress and psoriasis relapse
Innovative research has provided compelling evidence that perceived stress can directly trigger the relapse of psoriatic skin lesions. The study, presented at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress ...
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Researchers uncover unexpected role of hippocampus in skilled movement control
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have uncovered a surprising role of the hippocampus—linking this part of the brain to the control of skilled actions such as handwriting, typing, and playing music.
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Right-side deep brain stimulation may preserve verbal fluency in Parkinson's patients
Deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for motor symptoms in patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease. While ultimately regarded as safe, DBS can yield noticeable declines in verbal fluency, ...
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Anti-CD20 therapy shows no effect on disability progression in MS
For patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), the time to confirmed disability progression (CDP) does not differ for those who are anti-CD20-treated and untreated, according to a study published online ...
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How are stretch reflexes modulated during voluntary movement?
How did the bodies of animals, including ours, become such fine-tuned movement machines? How vertebrates coordinate the eternal tug-o-war between involuntary reflexes and seamless voluntary movements is a mystery that Francisco ...
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Cognitive deficits from meth and PCP use are generated by a common neurotransmitter switch, neurobiologists show
The effects of sustained drug abuse can manifest in many ways. Loss of memory and reduced cognitive functions are some of the effects that can persist for years. Neurobiologists at the University of California San Diego have ...
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New study shows a link between caregiver and infant cognition
New research using experimental and brain imaging tools has shown that there is an association between caregiver and child cognition.
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Is an ankle sprain also a brain injury? How neuroscience is helping athletes, astronauts and 'average Joes'
Have you ever thought of an ankle sprain as a brain injury? Most people probably wouldn't.
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Biomarkers for psychiatric illness? Study gets researchers one step closer
A key challenge in the effort to link brain activity with behavior is that brain activity, measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), for instance, is extraordinarily complex. That complexity can make it difficult ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Baby chicks study sheds light on the brain's innate ability to recognize faces
Is the brain of animals and humans naturally wired to recognize faces? Is there an innate biological mechanism that explains this ability? Questions like these have been fueling a debate that involves, on the opposite side, ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Encoding human experience: Study reveals how brain cells compute the flow of time
A study led by UCLA Health has begun to unravel one of the fundamental mysteries in neuroscience—how the human brain encodes and makes sense of the flow of time and experiences.
Sep 25, 2024
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Air pollution exposure during early life can have lasting effects on the brain's white matter
Exposure to certain pollutants, like fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), during pregnancy and childhood is associated with differences in the microstructure of the brain's white matter, and some of these effects ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Study finds certain multiple sclerosis therapies may not slow disability progression
In people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has found no difference in the amount of time before disability worsened between people taking certain medications and those not receiving treatment. ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Are gender and sexual identity linked to brain health?
LGBTQ+ people may be more likely to have negative brain health outcomes, including a higher risk of dementia and late-life depression, than people who are cisgender and straight, according to a study published in the September ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Blood biomarkers show even one-off brain injuries have effects lasting decades
Monash University-led research, believed to be the first of its kind, has used blood tests and MRI scans to show that the effects of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can last decades.
Sep 25, 2024
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Guidelines provided for diagnosis of pediatric, late-onset multiple sclerosis
In a clinical review conducted by an international committee of multiple sclerosis (MS) experts in pediatric and adult MS and published online Sept. 16 in JAMA Neurology, consensus guidance is provided for diagnosing pediatric ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Researchers identify genetic mutations for rare disorder causing cognitive decline
A rare cause of hereditary cognitive decline known as CSF1R-Related Disorder (CSF1R-RD) gets its name from mutations in the CSF1R gene, discovered by Mayo Clinic. Memory loss occurs as the condition advances, while early ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Large study offers latest insights into after effects of severe COVID-19 on the brain
In the U.K.'s largest study to date, researchers have come to a better understanding of the immediate and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the brain.
Sep 24, 2024
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Psychedelics excite cells in hippocampus to reduce anxiety, study finds
A classic psychedelic, similar to LSD, psilocybin and mescalin, was found to activate a cell type in the brain that silences other neighboring neurons, a result that provides insight into how such drugs reduce anxiety, according ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Emotion enhances memory for contextual details, research demonstrates
Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have demonstrated that emotion enhances memory for contextual details, challenging the view that emotion impairs the ability to remember such information.
Sep 24, 2024
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Scientists clarify the neuronal basis of the mathematical concept of 'zero'
Despite its importance for mathematics, the neuronal basis of the number zero in the human brain was previously unknown. Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn and the University of Tübingen ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Soccer headers briefly slow brain activity, study shows
Using the head to pass, shoot or clear a ball is routine in soccer and does not typically lead to concussions. However, a new study from the University of British Columbia reveals that even mild heading has some measurable ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Cognitive scientists reveal similarity between social and spatial navigation
How do people navigate social networks to understand and appreciate who knows what and who is connected to whom? With mental maps, according to a new study by researchers in the lab of Oriel FeldmanHall, an associate professor ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Randomized trial investigates the neurochemical underpinnings of the placebo effect
New findings argue against a direct causal role for dopamine during the experience of a treatment effect in the establishment of positive treatment expectations and placebo analgesia in healthy volunteers, according to a ...
Sep 24, 2024
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A risky business: Why do some Parkinson's disease treatments affect decision making?
Parkinson's disease (PD), also known simply as Parkinson's, is a disorder of the nervous system that affects millions of people worldwide. The nerve cell damage associated with Parkinson's can cause tremors, slowed movements, ...
Sep 24, 2024
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