How Gut Microbiota Shapes Brain Function and Mood
Summary: An imbalance in gut bacteria can reduce key lipid metabolites, producing depression-like symptoms. These results strengthen evidence that the gut microbiome…
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Brain Iron Levels Predict Future Cognitive Decline
Summary: A new longitudinal study shows that measuring brain iron with a specialized MRI method can predict cognitive decline and the development…
Hippocampus Links Slower Walking to Cognitive Decline
Summary: A long-term study finds that a slowing walking pace in older adults is linked to shrinkage in the right hippocampus, and…
Early Odor Exposure Shapes Adult Behavior
Summary: Olfactory imprinting during a neonatal critical period in mice shapes adult social behavior. Source: eLife Imprinting is a well-known biological phenomenon…
How Neurochips Can Restore Damaged Brain Regions
Summary: Researchers at Lobachevsky University are developing a neurochip designed to restore communication between healthy brain cells and damaged or non-functioning areas.…
How CBD Affects the Brain in Psychosis
CBD and Psychosis: fMRI Study Shows Normalization of Brain Activity Summary: In a small fMRI study, people with established psychosis showed altered…
Cold-Sensing Brain Circuit Controls Sex and Aggression in Mice
Summary: A membrane protein known as TRPM8 appears to relay testosterone signals in the brain, helping limit aggression and sexual drive. New…
Study: Exercise Hormone Could Be Key to Fighting Alzheimer’s
Summary: The muscle-derived hormone irisin, which rises with physical exercise, may help reduce Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology. Using advanced three-dimensional human cell…
Boost Optimization Algorithm Performance for Faster Convergence
Analysis shows how to get the best results when approximating solutions to complex engineering problems. Optimization algorithms—procedures designed to find minimum values…
Girls More Vulnerable to Cannabis Effects Than Boys
Summary: High school–aged girls who use cannabis show greater declines in working memory and academic outcomes than their male peers. Source: University…
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