Medical research
Signals from muscle protect from dementia
How do different parts of the body communicate? Scientists at St. Jude are studying how signals sent from skeletal muscle affect the brain.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How pregnancy turns the stress response on its head
The link between psychological stress and physical health problems generally relates to a stress-induced immune response gone wild, with inflammation then causing damage to other systems in the body. It's a predictable cascade—except ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Veterans see positive changes in emotional resilience after intervention
A six-week training program designed to strengthen resilience against emotional distress in military veterans was associated with positive changes in brain function and increased confidence in their ability to regulate emotions, ...
Mar 9, 2021
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Neuroscience
Add sleep woes to long-term effects of concussions
Concussions can increase the long-term risk of a wide range of sleep disorders, a new study indicates.
Mar 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Nonconscious brain modulation to remove fears, increase confidence could offer relieve from PTSD and phobias
Machine learning-based training of brain activity has led to exciting developments: reducing fears, changing preferences, and even increasing confidence. Unfortunately, data to better understand the mechanisms of brain self-regulation ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Genetics
Study reveals how a longevity gene protects brain stem cells from stress
A gene linked to unusually long lifespans in humans protects brain stem cells from the harmful effects of stress, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Feb 19, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain activity can predict resilience against post-traumatic stress
Why does one person develop post-traumatic symptoms after a stressful event while another does not? Police officers with higher activity in the anterior frontal brain area appear to respond more resiliently to a traumatic ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Neuroscience
Increasing glutathione levels lowers Alzheimer's pathology and improves cognitive decline
Australian researchers have shown that a dietary supplement that increases the levels of a powerful antioxidant in the brain may represent a novel strategy for the treatment and/or prevention of cognitive impairment and debilitating ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Neuroscience
How comparable different stress tests are
Scientists use many different tests to investigate what happens in the brain in people experiencing stress. It is unclear to what extent the various methods with which subjects are placed under stress are comparable to each ...
Feb 12, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Tiny population of neurons may have big role in depression
A tiny population of neurons known to be important to appetite appear to also have a significant role in depression that results from unpredictable, chronic stress, scientists say.
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