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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240716202257.htm) Large study confirms: Siblings of autistic children have 20% chance of autism
Jul 16th 2024, 20:22

A new, large study confirms earlier findings that children with an autistic sibling have a 20% chance of being autistic themselves.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715135811.htm) A novel and unique neural signature for depression revealed
Jul 15th 2024, 13:58

A recent study identified beta frequency neural activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) of the brain's frontal lobe as the key neural signature underlying processes associated with recognizing rewards and determining subsequent choices and, thus, shaping future behaviors.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715135744.htm) Protein droplets likely don't cause Parkinson's
Jul 15th 2024, 13:57

Liquid-liquid phase separation is not a precursor to formation of amyloid fibrils, a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease, shows study. Rather, the formation of protein into liquid droplets may help to dissolve aggregated protein. The study deepens our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases linked to protein aggregation and could help develop new therapies.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715135647.htm) Study reveals how an anesthesia drug induces unconsciousness
Jul 15th 2024, 13:56

Propofol, a drug commonly used for general anesthesia, induces unconsciousness by disrupting the brain's normal balance between stability and excitability.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715103550.htm) When certain boys feel their masculinity is threatened, aggression ensues
Jul 15th 2024, 10:35

It's been long established that certain men become aggressive when they see their manhood as being threatened. When does this behavior emerge during development --a nd why? A new study shows that adolescent boys may also respond aggressively when they believe their masculinity is under threat -- especially boys growing up in environments with rigid, stereotypical gender norms.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715103350.htm) Visualizing addiction: How new research could change the way we fight the opioid epidemic
Jul 15th 2024, 10:33

New research could transform how we understand the way opioids affect the brain. Despite significant discussion surrounding the ongoing opioid crisis, current understanding of how opioids function in the brain is quite limited. This is primarily due to challenges in observing and measuring opioid effects in the brain in real-time. However, a recent technological breakthrough has overcome these limitations and is set to transform how scientists study opioid signaling in the brain.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240712222141.htm) With gene editing, mice with a form of inherited deafness can hear again
Jul 12th 2024, 22:21

Researchers have used gene editing to restore hearing in adult mice with a type of inherited hearing loss. They showed that shutting down a damaged copy of a gene called a microRNA (miRNA) enabled the animals to regain hearing. The approach may eventually lead to potential treatments for inherited hearing loss in people.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240712222127.htm) AI found to boost individual creativity -- at the expense of less varied content
Jul 12th 2024, 22:21

A new study finds that AI enhances creativity by boosting the novelty of story ideas as well as the 'usefulness' of stories -- their ability to engage the target audience and potential for publication. However, AI was not judged to enhance the work produced by more creative writers and the study also warns that while AI may enhance individual creativity it may also result in a loss of collective novelty, as AI-assisted stories were found to contain more similarities to each other and were less varied and diverse.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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