Psychology & Psychiatry
How do we remember colors? Categories influence color memory, says new research
How do we remember colors? What makes green... green?
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Genetics
Team identifies 169 genes associated with production of melanin in the skin, hair and eyes
A team of geneticists and systems biologists at Stanford University has associated 169 genes that with the production of melanin in the skin, hair and eyes. In their study, reported in the journal Science, the group conducted ...
Neuroscience
The effect of the color red on brain waves
Red traffic lights make drivers stop. The color red produces a signaling and warning effect. But is this also reflected in the brain? Researchers at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience have now investigated ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do images of the brain make us more likely to believe what we read?
Whether in a newspaper or online, news articles can be supported with an image of a brain scan or statement to explain the way our brain works. Often, readers use these scientific explanations to help separate fact from fiction. ...
Sep 20, 2018
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Biomedical technology
Nurse develops technology to detect bruises on dark skin
Detecting bruising on darker skin can sometimes be difficult, limiting a nurse's ability to document wounds and testify to them in court.
Dec 8, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Blind people can't see color, but understand it the same way as sighted people
People born blind have never seen that bananas are yellow but Johns Hopkins University researchers find that like any sighted person, they understand two bananas are likely to be the same color and why. Questioning the belief ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Our sense of smell alters the colors we see, show scientists
Our five senses bombard us with environmental input 24/7. One way our brain makes sense of this abundance of information is by combining information from two or more senses, such as between smells and the smoothness of textures, ...
Oct 6, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Scientists deploy CRISPR to preserve photoreceptors in mice
Silencing a gene called Nrl in mice prevents the loss of cells from degenerative diseases of the retina, according to a new study. The findings could lead to novel therapies for preventing vision loss from human diseases ...
Mar 14, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First rapid tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea exhibit 100% sensitivity
More than half of the estimated 374 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 2020 were either chlamydia or gonorrhea, which are often asymptomatic and co-occurring, according to the World Health Organization. ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health of college students is getting worse, according to new study
To say that college years are a time of great change is an understatement; whether you stay at or close to home, or move away to a four-year university, the post-high school years are often a time of new experiences, unfamiliar ...
Apr 27, 2022
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