Why Alcohol Makes You Hungry: The Science Behind the Munchies
Summary: New mouse research indicates a shared brain circuit may help explain why heavy alcohol use and intense cravings for high‑fat “junk”…
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New MRI Technique Speeds Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have successfully tested a new way of using clinical MRI…
Detect Parkinson’s Using Emotional Brain Responses
Summary: Researchers have achieved near-perfect accuracy in detecting Parkinson’s disease by analyzing brain responses to emotional images and videos using EEG recordings…
How One Gene Shapes Human Brain Development
USP9X Gene Essential to Early Human Brain Development, University of Adelaide Study Finds New research from the University of Adelaide confirms that…
New Study Links Gene Mutation to Increased Intelligence
Summary: A rare genetic mutation that causes blindness also appears linked to above-average cognitive performance, according to a new study. Source: University…
Study Links Altered Brain pH to Cognitive Disorders
Summary: An international collaboration of 131 researchers from 105 laboratories across seven countries reports that altered brain pH and elevated lactate are…
Parental Infertility Linked to Child Autism Traits, Not IVF
Summary: A large new study separated the biological effects of parental infertility from the medical procedures used to address it. Researchers analyzed…
Mini Brain Models Misrepresent Neuron Connectivity Strength
Simulating the brain on supercomputers aims to uncover how our minds work. This is an enormous undertaking: roughly 100 billion neurons and…
How Human Characters Shape Children’s Moral Lessons
Summary: A new study finds that storybooks with human characters teach moral lessons more effectively to young children than stories featuring anthropomorphized…
How HIV Invades the Brain in Early Infection
Summary: New research from Stellenbosch University shows that HIV can affect the brain very early in infection, producing measurable changes in brain…
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