Neuroscience
Study: Serotonin stabilizes social memories
Who wouldn't like to be better at remembering people you meet, even after a brief introduction?
Oct 18, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain 'noise' may hold the keys to psychiatric treatment efficacy
It remains a central challenge in psychiatry to reliably judge whether a patient will respond to treatment. In a new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New score measures health-related quality of life in patients with kidney failure
Results from a new study support the validity of a score that considers various patient-reported measures and preferences for assessing health-related quality of life and promoting patient-centered care in individuals with ...
Jul 17, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Harnessing healthy behaviors to prevent dementia
A new Alzheimer's disease drug will hit the market soon, the first in nearly two decades. But some experts say the evidence for it isn't terribly strong and worry that it may cost a lot.
Jun 08, 2021
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Gastroenterology
IBS patients' symptoms improved under COVID-19 lockdown orders
Patients' irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms unexpectedly improved when they were under COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, reaffirming the gut-brain connection in functional gastrointestinal disorders, according to research ...
May 23, 2021
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Neuroscience
A 3D visualization of oxytocin and vasopressin circuits with unprecedented resolution
The work, carried out by Pilar Madrigal and Sandra Jurado, from the UMH-CSIC Neurosciences Institute in Alicante, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and Miguel Hernández University, has been published ...
May 21, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Empathic and altruistic or cold and individualistic: Our brains reveal the truth
Are you empathic, generous and altruistic? In short, do you possess that specific personality trait defined as agreeableness in the language of psychologists? New research from SISSA recently published in the journal NeuroImage ...
May 12, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Social isolation has a profound and increasingly negative impact on physical functioning in older adults
Social isolation among older adults is associated with poor health and premature mortality, but the connection between social isolation and physical functioning is poorly understood. New research generates more robust evidence ...
May 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lockdown mental fatigue rapidly reversed by social contact, study finds
Many of us are looking forward to a summer of relative freedom, with road-mapped milestones that will grant us more opportunities to see our friends and family. But we'll be carrying the effects of months of isolation into ...
Apr 06, 2021
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Pediatrics
Low parental socioeconomic status during pregnancy alters early fetal brain development
Maternal socioeconomic status impacts babies even before birth, emphasizing the need for policy interventions to support the wellbeing of pregnant women, according to newly published research from Children's National Hospital.
Mar 29, 2021
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