Cannabis use leads to cognitive impairments that extend beyond the period of intoxication.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Old Neurons Can Block Neurogenesis in Mice
Hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function were improved in aging mice by destroying senescent cells in the aging stem cell niche.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Dementia: How to Prevent Cognitive Decline
Identifying the optimal number of individual treatment sessions for those with cognitive decline associated with dementia is crucial for managing the neurodegenerative disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Babies Can Tell Who Has Close Relationships Based on One Clue: Saliva
Kissing, sharing food, or any other interaction that involves saliva are signals babies and young children use to determine whether two people have a strong relationship and mutual obligation to each other.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fake It ‘Till You Make It? Study Finds It’s Better to Live In the Emotional Moment
Smiling or hiding real emotions when feeling sad or anxious may not be as maladaptive as previously believed, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Haunted-House Experience Scares up Interesting Insights on the Body’s Reaction to Threats
The presence of friends increases arousal when people are exposed to scary stimuli, researchers report. Additionally, the stronger the response to the initial stimuli, the more fear response increases when exposed to subsequent scary stimuli.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: When People “Click” They Respond Faster to Each Other
The more connected people feel toward each other, the quicker they are to respond to one another in a conversation.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Groundbreaking AI Technology Diagnoses COVID-19 In Minutes
A novel deep convolutional neural network AI algorithm can detect COVID-19 within minutes with 98% accuracy.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Cholesterol Buildup in Brain Presents New Target to Reduce Dementia Risk From Stroke
Cyclodextrin, an FDA-approved drug, reduced cholesterol accumulation from broken down brain cells and inflammation in animal models. The findings point to a potential new therapy to reduce dementia following a stroke.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Device Developed for Easier Link Between Brain, Computer, and Body
A newly designed compact device for recording brain activity has a customizable configuration and could help people with restricted mobility regain control of their limbs or provide advanced warnings of epileptic seizures.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Astrocyte Studies Reveal Harmful Changes in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
In patients with ALS, astrocytes within the brain become pro-inflammatory and tend to lose their protective function, resulting in changes in the ability to uptake glutamate.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How We Understand Causality
A new study considers how people acquire and utilize knowledge about causal relationships.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Blood Test Measures the Pace of Biological Aging
A newly developed blood test can measure the pace of biological aging by identifying specific DNA methylation marks.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Understanding Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
Findings reveal the accumulation of the synaptic protein neurexin may be a cause of memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: “Hey, Alexa! Are You Trustworthy?”: The More Social Behaviors AI Assistants Exhibit, the More We Trust Them
People tend to think voice-user AI interfaces such as Siri or Alexa are more competent and emotionally engaging if they exhibit social cues.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Cerebrospinal Fluid Offers Clues to Post-COVID Brain Fog
Patients who experienced cognitive impairments, or brain fog, following COVID-19 infection had abnormalities in their cerebrospinal fluid. Researchers say the overstimulation of the immune system as a result of COVID may be the cause of cognitive defic…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Children’s Ability to Manage Emotions Is Linked to That of Their Parents
Researchers report children with speech-language disorders or developmental language disorders have greater difficulty in regulating their emotions. The study also found the way in which parents manage their emotions has an impact on a child’s ability …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Changes in Sleep and Biological Rhythms From Late Pregnancy to Postpartum Linked to Depression and Anxiety
Changes in the strength of circadian rhythms, the average amount of activity during nighttime rest, and the amount of fragmented sleep a woman experienced during the later stages of pregnancy or following birth were strongly associated with increased r…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How to Remain Youthful and Resilient Despite Stress
Stress can be a precursor to other mental health disorders including depression and anxiety, as well as a factor for premature aging. Researchers discuss stress management techniques that can build resilience to stressors and could help protect against…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Harnessing the Brain’s Plasticity to Acquire Epilepsy Resilience
Optogentic stimulation has the potential to cultivate resilience to epileptic seizures in animal models, researchers report.
