Energy Deprivation Triggers Toxic Glutamate Surges in the Brain
Summary: The brain depends on a continuous supply of energy to maintain neurotransmitter balance. New research shows that when energy runs low—such…
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Music Training Boosts Attention and Working Memory in Children
Summary: Children who learn to play musical instruments show advantages over their non-musical peers in learning, memory, and attention. Musically trained children…
Smart Neuroprosthetics May Restore Movement in Motor Diseases
Summary: Researchers show that implant stimulation settings in animal brains can be fine-tuned autonomously by learning algorithms, without requiring continuous human adjustment.…
Manual Labor Linked to Higher Dementia Risk, Study Shows
Summary: People who perform physically demanding jobs face a 55% higher risk of developing dementia compared with those in more sedentary occupations.…
Anti-Inflammatory Medications May Improve Depression Symptoms
Summary: Anti-inflammatory medications, including drugs commonly used for arthritis, show beneficial effects on depressive symptoms in people with major depressive disorder (MDD).…
Lab-Grown Retinal Cells Offer New Hope for Blindness
Summary: Retinal cells produced from human stem cells can extend processes and form functional contacts with neighboring cells, a new study reports.…
Why Taste, Not Fullness, Determines Food Choices
Summary: A new UCSF study challenges the longstanding idea that signals from the stomach are the primary controllers of meal termination. The…
Psychedelic Trips vs Near-Death Experiences: Key Differences
Summary: This study compares a documented near-death experience (NDE) that occurred during a coma with a later psychedelic session using the powerful…
How Prozac Could Rewire the Brain’s Rigid Neural Circuits
Summary: A new study finds that fluoxetine (commonly known as Prozac) does more than raise serotonin levels: it alters how certain brain…
Study: Recovery and Thriving After Mental Illness and Addiction
Summary: New research challenges common assumptions by showing that a prior history of mental health disorders or substance use does not necessarily…
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