How Many Drinks Are Too Many? Alcohol Limits Explained
Summary: Even low doses of alcohol can trigger transcriptomic and epigenomic changes in brain regions linked to addiction. Source: University of Illinois…
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Deep Learning Reveals Genetic Causes of Mental Disorders in Understudied Populations
Summary: A novel deep learning algorithm that assesses the burden of genomic variants achieves about 70% accuracy in distinguishing mental health disorders…
Study Finds Zika Virus Linked to New Brain Disorder
Small study links Zika virus to autoimmune attacks on brain myelin similar to multiple sclerosis A small clinical study released today and…
New Research Reveals How Hunger Impacts Mood
Summary: A sudden fall in blood glucose during hunger can worsen mood and trigger stress responses. Hunger and mood are closely linked,…
New Study Finds Biological Bias in Sex Ratio at Birth
Summary: A large analysis of more than 58,000 U.S. women and nearly 150,000 births indicates that offspring sex is not purely random…
How Enzymes Regulate Synaptic Plasticity
Study reveals novel role for the Pin1 molecule A synapse may appear as a tiny, empty space, but it is one of…
Noninvasive Imaging for Traumatic Brain Injury Detection
Summary: A new noninvasive imaging approach combines acoustic imaging techniques and advanced inversion algorithms to map stiffness changes in the brain’s white…
Shared Meals Boost Happiness, New Study Shows
Summary: New analysis in the World Happiness Report shows a robust association between regularly sharing meals and higher levels of life satisfaction…
Alcohol Enhances Recall of Previously Learned Information
Summary: A new Scientific Reports study finds that alcohol consumed after learning can unexpectedly enhance recall of information learned before drinking. In…
Autism and Schizophrenia Genes Active Only in Developing Brains
Genes associated with autism and schizophrenia are active only during the earliest stages of brain development, a study in mice led by…
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