Removing Screens from Bedrooms Boosts Sleep in Kids and Teens
Summary: New guidance from Penn State researchers outlines practical steps—such as removing digital devices from bedrooms and adopting calming pre-bed routines—to support…
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Bionic Reconstruction: Psychological Recovery After Limb Loss
Summary: Researchers have published a structured psychosocial assessment to determine which patients are psychologically suitable for bionic hand reconstruction following amputation. Source:…
How Neurons Live and Die in the Brain
UNC researchers reveal new insights into how neurons selectively sever axons, a process tied to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders Researchers at the…
UK’s First Nerve-Stimulating Implant Targets Heart Failure
University of Leicester researchers undertake revolutionary treatment of a condition that has reached ‘epidemic proportions’. Researchers at the University of Leicester announced…
Gene Found Causing Sleep Deprivation and Metabolic Disorders
Fruit flies share many sleep characteristics with humans: they sleep mostly at night, stimulants such as caffeine disrupt their rest, and poor…
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Raise Dementia Risk
Summary: Having two or more cardiometabolic conditions—type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke—substantially raises the risk of developing dementia, according to researchers.…
AI Teaches Itself to Understand Spoken Language
System learns to distinguish words’ phonetic components without human annotation of training data Every spoken language is built from a finite set…
Electrical Synapses Influence Single Neurons Across the Brain
Summary: Electrical synapses are found throughout the brain and can shape the stability and function of individual neurons. Source: Max Planck Institute…
Mindfulness and Mental Health: Why It Doesn’t Work for Everyone
Summary: Across most community settings, mindfulness training reduces stress, anxiety and depression and increases wellbeing compared with no intervention. However, in some…
How Helicopter Parenting Impacts Teens Moving to Adulthood
Summary: New research links helicopter parenting with higher risk of anxiety, depression and poorer physical health among emerging adults. Source: Florida State…
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