Binge Drinking Makes the Brain Work Harder to Feel Empathy
Summary: New research finds that binge drinking is linked to broader neural dysfunction than previously understood. People who binge drink show unusually…
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Father’s Rejection Raises Child’s Social Anxiety and Loneliness
Summary: New research from Penn State indicates that rejection from fathers can increase the risk of social anxiety and loneliness in adolescents.…
What Baby Chick Calls Reveal About Chicken Emotions
Summary: Researchers have developed a noninvasive way to measure stress in baby chicks by analyzing their vocalizations, offering a practical tool for…
Five-Year Study: Music Education Shapes Child Brain Development
USC Study to Track How Intense Music Training Shapes Childhood Brain Development in YOLA at HOLA Students Researchers at the USC Brain…
Autopsies Reveal COVID-19 in Brain and Other Organs
Summary: Autopsies of 44 people who died with COVID-19 reveal that SARS-CoV-2 can spread widely throughout the body — including the brain…
Study Finds Memory Turbocharger in Mouse Brain Cells
Summary: New research shows that bursts of calcium released from inside hippocampal neurons can enhance learning and stabilize memory encoding. Source: Columbia…
New Prion Structure Reveals Mechanism of Infectious Replication
Summary: Researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of infectious prions. Source: PLOS Newly Deciphered Structure Suggests How Infectious Prions Replicate Infectious prions…
Mild Cognitive Impairment Often Goes Undetected by Screenings
Summary: A substantial number of false-negative results from common neuroimaging and screening approaches mean many people at increased risk for Alzheimer’s may…
CBD Cuts Amyloid, Boosts Cognition in Familial AD Model
Summary: A two‑week, high‑dose course of cannabidiol (CBD) restored the function and levels of two proteins that help clear amyloid‑beta, and reduced…
New Drug Reverses Synapse Loss in Alzheimer’s Models
Researchers at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have developed the first experimental drug shown to restore synapses lost to Alzheimer’s disease. Named…
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