Caffeine Metabolite Could Slow Childhood Myopia Progression
Summary: The caffeine metabolite 7-methylxanthine (7-MX) is associated with a slower progression of myopia (short-sightedness) in children, according to observational data from…
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How the Brain Overcomes Fear and Adapts to New Threats
Summary: Scientists have identified how the brain learns to suppress instinctive fear responses when repeated threats turn out to be harmless. Their…
New Insights into Neuronal Activity in the Sensorimotor Cortex
Summary: New discoveries about neural activity in the sensorimotor cortex improve understanding of how this brain region organizes movement and could accelerate…
Study: Venous Insufficiency Rare in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
UTHealth Study Finds CCSVI Rare in Both People With and Without Multiple Sclerosis Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center…
What Causes Neurological Disorders After Premature Birth
Summary: Researchers suggest motor problems linked to preterm birth may arise from defects in the peripheral nervous system, not only the brain.…
Morning Blue Light Therapy Improves Sleep in PTSD Patients
Summary: Daily morning exposure to blue-wavelength light improved sleep, reduced PTSD symptom severity, and helped preserve the benefits of fear-extinction learning. Source:…
Single Nerve Cord Reveals Ancestry of Ecdysozoan Nervous Systems
Summary: New analysis of exceptionally preserved Cambrian fossils indicates that the ancestral ecdysozoan most likely had a single ventral nerve cord. Fossil…
Researchers Identify Possible Autism Biomarker
Study also points to potential new drug discovery advances. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified a consistent signaling defect…
Study Reveals Intelligence Network in the Human Brain
Scientists at Imperial College London identify two gene networks linked to human intelligence Researchers at Imperial College London have, for the first…
How Gut Microbes Signal Satiety to the Brain
If you feel like skipping dessert, the microbes in your gut might be partly to blame. A study published November 24 in…
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