Genetics Drive Insomnia Risk More in Women Than Men
Genetic Factors Play a Significant Role in Adult Insomnia, Twin Study Finds Summary: A large longitudinal twin study indicates that genetic influences…
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Why Watching Pain on Screen Causes Your Body to Flinch
Summary: Watching someone appear to be touched or hurt on screen can activate your own brain’s touch-processing systems in an organized, body-specific…
How Smoking Affects Multiple Sclerosis Risk and Progression
TAU researchers find chemicals in marijuana could help treat MS. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease in which the immune…
Study: Common Supplement Could Slow Age-Related Hearing Loss
Summary: Researchers have identified a connection between age-related hearing loss and a decline in cholesterol levels within the inner ear. This reduction…
How to Prevent Loss of Smell and Taste After COVID-19
Summary: Camostat mesylate, an oral medication commonly used to treat pancreatitis, was associated with reduced loss of smell and taste in people…
Real-Time Imaging Inside a Live Neuronal Synapse
Summary: A new, custom-built microscope gives neuroscientists an unprecedented close-up view of how a synapse works in living tissue. Source: Washington University…
Researchers Reveal Structure Behind Nature’s Tiny Motor
Findings could help shed light on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and other diseases. A research team led by scientists at The Scripps Research…
Study Identifies Autism-Linked Protein That Shapes Brain Synapses
Neuroscientists detect hevin in the newborn brain In the days and weeks after birth, the human brain grows quickly as it adapts…
Weekly Seafood May Slow Memory Loss and Cognitive Decline
Eating seafood or other foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids at least once a week may help protect older adults from age-related…
Memento Shows How the Brain Reconstructs Events from Clues
How the Film Memento Reveals the Brain’s Memory and Narrative Processing Summary: Researchers used Christopher Nolan’s film Memento to reveal how the…
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