Applying an AI to analyze tweets, researchers report people’s attitudes toward COVID-19 may be more infectious than the virus itself.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Can Cannabis Use Lead to Rebound Headaches for People With Migraine?
People who use cannabis to help manage the pain associated with chronic migraine are six times more likely to suffer from rebound headaches, or medication overuse headaches, than those who do not use marijuana.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Addressing a Complex World of Pain in a Single Gene Difference
Researchers say it is essential to analyze individual influences to better understand disparities in treatment and personal experience of sickle cell anemia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Treatable Sleep Disorder Common in People With Thinking and Memory Problems
Obstructive sleep apnea is common in people with cognitive impairment, researchers report. The severity of obstructive sleep apnea correlated with the degree of cognitive impairment.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Individualized Brain Cell Grafts Reverse Parkinson’s Symptoms
Grafting neurons derived from a monkey’s own stem cells reversed the debilitating and mental health symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease. The treatment shows promise for alleviating the symptoms of Parkinson’s in humans.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Noisy Brain Activity Contributes to Aging-Related Navigation Impairments
Overactive hippocampal activity may explain why some older people have trouble with spatial navigation and learning.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A New Theory for How Memories Are Stored in the Brain
A new theory of memory visualizes the brain as an organic super-computer that runs complex binary code with neurons acting like mechanical computers. The theory is based on the discovery of the protein molecule, talin, which contains switch-like domain…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Differences Related to Sexual Orientation Found in the Brain
A new neuroimaging study reveals brain patterns that differentiate between men and women are less pronounced in non-heterosexual people. The differences occurred primarily in sensory processing areas of the brain, in particular areas associated with vi…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Science News » NIMH Director’s Statement: Our Commitment to Ending Structural Racism in Biomedical Research
In this statement, NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon reaffirms his commitment to dismantling structural racism in biomedical research and describes next steps for NIMH.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Nanoparticles Help Untangle Alzheimer’s Disease Amyloid Beta Plaques
Amyloid plaques can cling to newly developed bowl-shaped nanoparticles. The findings provide a new way to study the Alzheimer’s related plaques and provides novel treatment options for dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Five Ways Boredom Could Be Changing Your Behavior, for Better or Worse
Researchers investigate why boredom can be both good and bad for our mental health and behaviors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Picture Books Can Boost Physical Activity for Youth With Autism
A new picture book with step-by-step instructions on how to do basic exercises like jumping jacks, helps increase levels of physical activity in young people with ASD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Genetic Treatment Extends Fruit Fly Lifespan and Prevents Alzheimer’s Damage
Modifying the levels of two different proteins active in two different brain cells extended the life of fruit flies by 7-9%. The treatment also reduced the buildup of Alzheimer’s related amyloid plaques within the brain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Explicit Instruction’ Provides Dramatic Benefits in Learning to Read
Those who received explicit instructions about the relationship between sound and spelling experienced dramatic improvements in their reading ability.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Reactivating Aging Stem Cells in the Brain
Increasing lamin B1 levels in aging mice resulted in neural stem cell division and an increase in the number of new neurons.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Psychological ‘Signature’ for the Extremist Mind Uncovered
Researchers conclude the mind of an extremist is marked by a mixture of conservative and dogmatic psychological signatures. Extremists tend to be cognitively cautious, slower at perceptual processing, and have weaker working memory. This is compounded …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Exercise Keeps Your Brain Healthy and Protects It Against Depression and Anxiety
From helping improve cognitive health to improving symptoms of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, researchers examine the benefits of exercise on brain health.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Social Media Use Driven by Search for Reward, Akin to Animals Seeking Food
The use of social media, specifically to drive “likes” to our content, follows a pattern of “reward learning”, much like when an animal is trained to seek food rewards.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A New Substance to Suppress Neuroinflammation
Hymecromone, a commonly prescribed spasmolytic medication, is able to suppress immune response in astrocytes in the central nervous system.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Heart Problems Alter Gene Activity in the Hippocampus
Cardiovascular problems can alter gene activity in the hippocampus, increasing the risk for cognitive decline and memory deficits, a new study reports.
