Psychology & Psychiatry
Forgetting meetings, deadlines, that call to Mom: The phenomenon of prospective memory and how to improve it
Have you ever walked into a room and then wondered why you went there?
Jun 5, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study indicates people underuse their visual working memory
People tend to underutilize their visual working memory (VWM) rather than maxing out its capabilities, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University researchers.
Jun 4, 2024
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Genetics
Rare disease's mutation could explain more common conditions
TREX1 is a gene that is supposed to direct the maintenance of the entire body's DNA, but new research shows that when people are born with mutated TREX1, it causes catastrophic damage to the DNA over time, resulting in a ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study finds cognitive declines preceding Alzheimer's diagnosis lead to credit card, mortgage delinquency
In the years prior to an Alzheimer's disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, concludes new research led by Georgetown University.
Jun 3, 2024
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Sleep disorders
'Sleeping on it' really does help and four other recent sleep research breakthroughs
Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why we spend so much time sleeping since at least the ancient Greeks, but pinning down the exact functions of ...
Jun 2, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Not eating can hinder weight loss, study in fruit flies suggests
In behavioral experiments using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a research team at the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology studied the control of food intake in the brain. Similar to humans, molecules similar ...
May 31, 2024
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Neuroscience
In the brain at rest, study indicates neurons rehearse future experience
Some dreams may, in fact, predict the future: New research has found that during sleep, some neurons not only replay the recent past but also anticipate future experience.
May 30, 2024
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Neuroscience
Study suggests astrocytes induce sex-specific effects on memory
Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have uncovered the first evidence that astrocyte receptors can trigger opposite effects on cognitive function in male and female preclinical models. The findings point to astrocytes, brain ...
May 30, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest
The sport of orienteering, which simultaneously combines exercise with challenging navigation, may be better for the brain than exercise alone, according to new research from kinesiologists at McMaster University.
May 29, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep study finds post-karaoke stress is strengthened by REM sleep
We're all familiar with the fact that the quality of our sleep has a strong impact on our waking lives. But what you may not know is that sleep stages contribute to how we process life experiences and memories in different ...
May 28, 2024
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