Brain Stimulation Reverses Memory Deficits From Sleep Loss
Summary: A new study replicated key restorative aspects of sleep in awake mice by recreating the brain’s slow-wave, “on-and-off” firing pattern in…
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How Daily Activity and Positive Mood Reinforce Each Other
Summary: A large international study demonstrates a dynamic, two-way relationship between brief bursts of everyday physical activity and short-term improvements in mood.…
Father Drinking Before Conception Damages Children’s Mitochondria
Summary: Researchers are conducting a comprehensive study into how a father’s alcohol use before conception can biochemically reprogram sperm and increase risk…
Genetic Brake Pathway Predicts Risk of Cocaine Addiction
Summary: A new study identifies a heritable biological difference that determines how sensitive an individual is to the unpleasant aftereffects of cocaine.…
New Compound Prevents Neuron Death in Alzheimer’s Disease
Summary: A recent study reveals a new biological pathway involved in Alzheimer’s disease and identifies a promising therapeutic candidate capable of slowing…
Preventing Cognitive Decline Caused by Cancer Drugs
Summary: A new study shows that a brain-selective estrogen prodrug can reduce the severe cognitive and physiological side effects caused by anti-estrogen…
Partial Binding Keeps Brain Kainate Receptors Open
Summary: Researchers have decoded how the brain’s most prevalent kainate receptor controls its ion channel. Focusing on the GluK2/GluK5 heteromer — a…
Preschool Outdoor Play Improves Children’s Mental Health
Summary: A new longitudinal study establishes the first timeline showing how outdoor play in early childhood supports mental health across development. Children…
SSRIs Cause Opposing Effects on Serotonin Neurons
Summary: Researchers built a high-resolution spatial map of how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) alter gene expression within the brain’s primary serotonin…
Complete Fruit Fly Connectome Mapped
Summary: Researchers have published the first complete synapse-level wiring diagram — a full connectome — of the entire central nervous system of…
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