Neuroscience
How music strengthens the brain
Music soothes, energizes and inspires. It also fortifies pathways in your brain that neurologists say can lead to a better understanding of cognition and dementia.
Aug 23, 2021
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Neuroscience
Teenage mental health—how growing brains could explain emerging disorders
Adolescence is the time when most mental health problems arise. Diagnoses of psychiatric illnesses increase across the board, with teenagers suffering not only from mood disorders such as depression, but also from the most ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why people with depression can sometimes experience memory problems
While we often associate depression with low mood, tiredness and feelings of hopelessness, less well known is that some people with depression may experience problems with their memory—such as feeling more forgetful than ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Neuroscience
Can large fluid-filled spaces in the brain help identify those at risk of dementia?
People with enlarged fluid-filled spaces in the brain around small blood vessels may be more likely to develop cognitive problems and dementia over time than people without these enlarged spaces, according to a new study ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Neuroscience
'Male' vs 'female' brains: Having a mix of both is common and offers big advantages
From advertising to the workplace, it is often assumed that men and women are fundamentally different—from Mars and Venus, respectively. Of course, we all know people who are more androgynous, having a mix of personality ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Neuroscience
Memory may be preserved in condition with brain changes similar to Alzheimer's disease
Primary progressive aphasia is a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by prominent language problems that worsen over time. About 40% of people with the condition have underlying Alzheimer's disease. But a new study ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autism study suggests connection between repetitive behaviors, gut problems
In children with autism, repetitive behaviors and gastrointestinal problems may be connected, new research has found.
Dec 3, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Pregnancy stress may shape baby brain
Stress levels in mothers—measured by a hormone linked to anxiety and other health problems—is related to changes in areas of the infant brain associated with emotional development, the study suggests.
Nov 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Diabetes, hypertension may increase risk of COVID-19 brain complications
Some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of neurological complications like bleeding in the brain and stroke, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Neuroscience
Compounds block stress-enhanced nicotine intake in rats
Stress is a major cause of relapse after people quit smoking. Worrying situations, such as money or relationship problems, can affect neurotransmitter levels in the brain, leading former smokers to reach for a cigarette. ...
Nov 11, 2020
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