Brain Insulin Resistance Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
Summary: A new study shows that impaired insulin signaling in the brain harms cognition, memory and mood, offering insight into why people…
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How Neuron Density Differs in Children with Autism
Summary: New research shows that children with autism exhibit differences in neuron density across specific brain regions compared with their peers. Using…
How the Brain Prioritizes Rewarding Experiences in Memory
Summary: A new Columbia University study finds that overnight the brain selectively preserves memories tied to rewarding events while allowing less relevant…
Understanding Serotonin Neuron Subtypes and Their Functions
New insights could inform SIDS understanding, depression treatment. Breathing. Body temperature. Mood. Appetite. Blood pressure. Sexual desire. Whatever the physiological function, the…
Air Pollution Raises Psychiatric Risk in Adolescents
Summary: A large Swedish study finds a link between neighborhood air pollution levels and dispensed medications for psychiatric diagnoses among children and…
Preserving Cognitive Abilities in People at Risk for Psychosis
Summary: Early treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in late childhood and adolescence appears to reduce decline in intellectual functioning and…
Mild Postpartum Depression: Symptoms & Support for New Mothers
Summary: Depression that begins before or during pregnancy often proves more severe than depression that starts after childbirth, largely because it tends…
Postpartum Depression: Causes Revealed
Summary: Researchers report that a protein which affects regulation of the HPA axis may trigger postpartum disorder in some new mothers. Source:…
How Genetic Mutations Trigger Neurodegenerative Diseases
Summary: Mutations that produce abnormal RNA from repeated DNA sequences trigger an antiviral-like inflammatory response in cells. This immune activation causes neuronal…
Brain Stimulation Quickly Improves Cognition in Long COVID
Summary: Cognitive deficits associated with long-COVID can show substantial improvement within three to four days following alternating non-invasive brain stimulation using microcurrents.…
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