Neuroscience
Work-related nerve injuries are common with repetitive motions
Although you may not always realize it, many of the jobs you do can put strain on, and even cause damage to, your nerves.
Jun 28, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Service dogs can reduce the severity of PTSD for veterans—new research
Service dogs can alleviate some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans, according to a study our team published in June 2024 in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
Jun 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Using muscular avatars in VR to reduce pain perception
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have reported that immersion in virtual reality using an avatar with a muscular build can reduce pain perception. They also noted that the combination of the gender of the user and avatar ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why does depression cause difficulties with learning?
When learning, patients with schizophrenia or depression have difficulty making optimal use of information that is new to them. In the learning process, both groups of patients give greater weight to less important information ...
Jan 12, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study finds brain connectivity, memory improves in older adults after walking
A new University of Maryland School of Public Health study reveals how walking strengthens connections within and between three of the brain's networks, including one associated with Alzheimer's disease, adding to the growing ...
May 25, 2023
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Neuroscience
Why children misbehave when they are tired
Being tired is a feeling we often experience. When we do certain activities—physical or mental—over a period of time, or even after experiencing intense emotional states, we feel tired, perhaps even exhausted.
Mar 30, 2023
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Neuroscience
Timing of neuron development determines what they can become
When it comes to royalty, things are clear: The monarch's first child inherits the crown. Siblings born later must make do with a less glamorous profession. This is quite similar for some nerve cells in the brain. In their ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Reduced prostate screenings may have led to more advanced cancer, study suggests
Many men stopped getting screened for prostate cancer after a federal advisory committee said in 2008 that the tests weren't helpful for those over 74. Then in 2012, it said the evidence supporting tests for younger men was ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Cardiology
Deep learning with SPECT accurately predicts major adverse cardiac events
An advanced artificial intelligence technique known as deep learning can predict major adverse cardiac events more accurately than current standard imaging protocols, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear ...
Jun 12, 2021
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Pediatrics
Young adults may provide care for older relatives much more frequently than thought
Young adults and teens may provide care for adult relatives much more often than previously thought, according to a new study, though they worry about detriments to educational or career goals and would like more training ...
Apr 13, 2021
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