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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240404190712.htm) Prairie voles display signs of human-like depression
Apr 4th 2024, 19:07

Researchers make the case that prairie voles, small rodents that are found throughout the central United States and Canada, can be effectively used as animal models to further the study of clinical depression.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240404113422.htm) Nudging in a virtual supermarket for more animal welfare
Apr 4th 2024, 11:34

It may be possible to change the purchasing behavior of consumers noticeably using some simple strategies. At least this is what a new study indicates. The researchers investigated the effect of nudging on the sale of products produced with high animal welfare standards in a virtual supermarket. Nudges are gentle prods or pushes designed to promote certain behaviors -- such as placing some products in more visible positions.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240404113420.htm) Feeding the lonely brain
Apr 4th 2024, 11:34

A new study has found that women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures of high calorie foods such as sugary foods.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240404113419.htm) Body mapping links our responses to music with their degree of uncertainty and surprise
Apr 4th 2024, 11:34

Music holds an important place in human culture, and we've all felt the swell of emotion that music can inspire unlike almost anything else. But what is it exactly about music that can bring on such intense sensations in our minds and bodies? A new study has insight from studies that systematically examine the way perception of unique musical chords elicits specific bodily sensations and emotions.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240404113414.htm) Organoids reveal how to protect the brain against dementia and ALS following traumatic injury, according to study
Apr 4th 2024, 11:34

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can quadruple your risk for developing dementia and increase your chances of developing neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS. In a new study scientists use lab-grown human brain structures known as organoids to offer insights into why this is the case and how to mitigate the risk.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240403224859.htm) Researchers uncover a potential method for interrupting the misfolding of tau protein that underlies neurodegenerative disease
Apr 3rd 2024, 22:48

A spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD) are due to the accumulation of abnormal, misfolded tau proteins in the brain. Scientists have now found potential ways to interrupt this process by targeting 'sticky' sites along the long form of mutated tau, preventing the misfolding and spreading of the neurofibrillary tangles.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240403224734.htm) Exercise habits in youth create better health outcomes for some
Apr 3rd 2024, 22:47

Forming a long-term recreational exercise habit as a young person has a beneficial impact on physical and mental health later in life, but some groups, such as females and academic high-achievers, miss out on these benefits disproportionately.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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