How the Brain Alters Pain Processing in People Who Self-Harm
Summary: Researchers found that, on average, women who engage in self-injury tolerate more pain than those who do not. Brain imaging showed…
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How Childhood Insomnia Leads to Lifelong Sleep Problems
Summary: Children and adolescents from racial and ethnic minority groups—particularly Black youth—are disproportionately affected by insomnia that begins in childhood and persists…
New Study Links Synapse Genes to Severe Childhood Epilepsy
CHOP scientists help lead research pointing to new targets for more effective childhood epilepsy treatments. An international team of researchers has identified…
Junk Food and Anxiety: How Diet Fuels Stress
Summary: New research from the University of Colorado Boulder shows that consuming a high-fat diet can alter the gut microbiome, change behavior,…
Low Maternal Thyroxine in Pregnancy Linked to Schizophrenia Risk
Summary: A new study links low maternal thyroxine levels during pregnancy to a higher risk of schizophrenia in offspring. Source: Elsevier Researchers…
Precision Biomarker Detects Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia
Summary: An international research consortium has identified a quantitative biomarker in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that markedly improves diagnostic accuracy for Parkinson’s disease…
1 in 5 Parents Say Holiday Stress Diminishes Kids’ Joy
Summary: A national poll from the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital finds that parental stress commonly clouds the holiday season…
New Theory: Climate Change May Fuel Violence
Summary: New research suggests that hotter temperatures and climates with less seasonal variation are associated with greater aggression and violence. Source: Ohio…
Why Chocolate Tastes So Good: Lubrication and Mouthfeel
Summary: Researchers have decoded the sensory processing mechanisms that make the sensation of eating chocolate so irresistible to most people. Source: University…
Grassroots Neurons Wire and Fire Together to Dominate the Brain
Pitt Researchers Publish Mathematical Model Showing How Clustered Neurons Drive Brain Dynamics Summary: Mathematical modeling by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh…
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