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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422170805.htm) Eye-opener: Pupils enlarge when people focus on tasks
Apr 22nd 2024, 17:08

Normally, a person's pupils naturally widen (or dilate) in low-light environments to allow more light into the eye. However, in a new study, researchers reported that a person's pupils also dilate when they are concentrating on tasks. In particular, they found that the more a person's eyes dilated during the task, the better they did on tests measuring their working memory.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422152119.htm) Life goals and their changes drive success
Apr 22nd 2024, 15:21

Though life goals change over time, a study of teen goals indicates that goals of education and high prestige can drive success.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120629.htm) Simulated microgravity affects sleep and physiological rhythms
Apr 22nd 2024, 12:06

Simulated effects of microgravity significantly affect rhythmicity and sleep in humans, a new study finds. Such disturbances could negatively affect the physiology and performance of astronauts in space.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240422120626.htm) Genetically engineering a treatment for incurable brain tumors
Apr 22nd 2024, 12:06

Scientists are developing and validating a patent-pending novel immunotherapy to be used against glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 months. Traditional methods used against other cancers, like chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are often ineffective on glioblastoma.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419182009.htm) New compound from blessed thistle promotes functional nerve regeneration
Apr 19th 2024, 18:20

Blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus) is a plant in the family Asteraceae. For centuries, it has been used as a medicinal herb as an extract or tea, e.g. to aid the digestive system. Researchers have now found a completely novel use for Cnicin. Animal models as well as human cells have shown that Cnicin significantly accelerates axon (nerve fibers) growth.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240419132823.htm) Glial hyper-drive for triggering epileptic seizures
Apr 19th 2024, 13:28

When epileptic patients suffer seizures, their brain is undergoing repetitive and excessive neuronal firing. But what triggers this has stumped scientists for years. Now, researchers have used fluorescence calcium sensors to track astrocytes' role in epileptic seizures, finding that that astrocyte activity starts approximately 20 seconds before the onset of epileptic neuronal hyperactivity.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240417131029.htm) Exposure to air pollution during the first two years of life is associated with worse attention capacity in children
Apr 17th 2024, 13:10

A growing body of research shows that exposure to air pollution, especially during pregnancy and childhood, may have a negative impact on brain development. Now a study has found that exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) during the first two years of life is associated with poorer attention capacity in children aged 4 to 8, especially in boys. NO2 is a pollutant that comes mainly from traffic emissions.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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