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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240712222157.htm) Groundbreaking study reveals insights into Alzheimer's disease mechanisms through novel hydrogel matrix
Jul 12th 2024, 22:21

Researchers have unveiled a pioneering study shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease (AD).

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240712222143.htm) Researchers discover a new neural biomarker for OCD
Jul 12th 2024, 22:21

A recent study has identified a specific neural activity pattern as a novel biomarker to accurately predict and monitor the clinical status of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who have undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS), a rapidly emerging therapeutic approach for severe psychiatric disorders.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240712222133.htm) Brain inflammation triggers muscle weakness after infections
Jul 12th 2024, 22:21

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and mice, also identified ways to block this process, which could have implications for treating or preventing the muscle wasting sometimes associated with inflammatory diseases, including bacterial infections, Alzheimer's disease and long COVID.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240711110847.htm) New target in critical pain-regulating brain region
Jul 11th 2024, 11:08

A new study has found that prolonged nerve injury (in an experimental model of chronic pain) reduces the expression of the transcription factor, Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2C (MEF2C) in the nucleus accumbens, a brain region that regulates emotion, reward and pain processing.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240710195430.htm) AI Chatbots have shown they have an 'empathy gap' that children are likely to miss
Jul 10th 2024, 19:54

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have frequently shown signs of an 'empathy gap' that puts young users at risk of distress or harm, raising the urgent need for 'child-safe AI', according to a new study. The research urges developers and policy actors to prioritize AI design that take greater account of children's needs. It provides evidence that children are particularly susceptible to treating chatbots as lifelike, quasi-human confidantes, and that their interactions with the technology can go awry when it fails to respond to their unique needs and vulnerabilities. The study links that gap in understanding to recent reports of cases in which interactions with AI led to potentially dangerous situations for young users.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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