Restless Legs in Pregnancy Linked to Threefold Depression Risk
Summary: A large prospective study of 2,435 pregnant women in Japan found that developing restless legs syndrome (RLS) during pregnancy is associated…
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Herpes Simplex Virus Rewires Brain Immune Cells
Summary: Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered how herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the virus commonly responsible for…
How the Brain Responds to Trauma: 4 Common Pathways
Summary: A prospective longitudinal study of 1,035 Israeli adults tracked over six months after the October 7 attacks identifies four clear psychological…
Study: Risk-Taking Surges Before Binge Drinking
Summary: A year-long longitudinal study using gamified smartphone tasks shows that subtle increases in risky decision-making precede rises in alcohol consumption among…
How the Brain Combines Sight and Sound to Decode Emotions
Summary: Neuroscientists have mapped how the human brain combines facial expressions and vocal tone to interpret emotion. Rather than keeping visual and…
Why Depression and Anxiety Cause Memory Lapses in Mothers
Summary: A Penn State study finds that the familiar “pregnancy brain” — the memory lapses, concentration problems, and mental fuzziness reported by…
Study Finds ADHD Associated With 70 Percent Higher Mortality Risk
Summary: A large systematic review and meta-analysis of nearly 16 million people across three continents found that individuals diagnosed with attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder…
Resetting Interneuron Timing Restores Memory in Alzheimer’s
Summary: Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have uncovered how parvalbumin (PV) interneurons produce gamma oscillations—fast brain waves crucial for attention, memory, and cognition—by…
Activating Wnt Pathway Reverses APOE4 Alzheimer’s Damage
Summary: MIT neuroscientists report that the APOE4 gene variant disrupts essential Wnt signaling in oligodendrocytes, causing critical fatty lipids to accumulate in…
How Stress Triggers Arthritis Flare-Ups
Summary: Researchers have identified a clear biological pathway that explains how psychological stress can trigger rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flares even after clinical…
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