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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240610170922.htm) Protocol for creating 'wired miniature brains'
Jun 10th 2024, 17:09

Researchers have developed -- and shared -- a process for creating brain cortical organoids -- essentially miniature artificial brains with functioning neural networks.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240610140256.htm) Optimism wards off procrastination
Jun 10th 2024, 14:02

People with an optimistic outlook on the future are less likely to be severe procrastinators, according to new research. While procrastinators often admonish themselves for their 'bad habit,' it turns out that their worries for the future are more to blame. Through a survey of nearly 300 young people, researchers found that those who had a positive view about their stress levels decreasing in the future, compared to the past or present, were less likely to experience severe procrastination. Views on personal well-being didn't appear to have an effect. Improving people's outlook and readiness for the future could help them overcome procrastination and achieve a less stressful lifestyle.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240610140246.htm) Interventions against misinformation also increase skepticism toward reliable sources
Jun 10th 2024, 14:02

Efforts to tackle false information through fact-checking or media literacy initiatives increases the public's skepticism toward 'fake news'. However, they also breed distrust in genuine, fact-based news sources, a new study using online survey experiments in the US, Poland and Hong Kong shows.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240610140218.htm) Benefits of failure are overrated
Jun 10th 2024, 14:02

The platitude that failure leads to success may be both inaccurate and damaging to society, according to new research.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240610140213.htm) Testing immune cells in the placenta may indicate the health of fetal brain immune cells
Jun 10th 2024, 14:02

Immune activation in a pregnant woman can occur in response to metabolic diseases like obesity, infections in pregnancy, exposure to pollution and environmental toxins, or even stress and can have negative effects on fetal brain immune cells (microglia). It's not possible to monitor microglia within the fetal brain, but new research indicates that macrophages in the placenta can act as an indicator of these cells' health.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240610140158.htm) Bartonella DNA Found in Blood of Patients With Psychosis
Jun 10th 2024, 14:01

A new study has found that patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder are three times more likely to have Bartonella DNA in their blood than adults without these disorders. The work further supports the idea that pathogens -- particularly vector-borne pathogens -- could play a role in mental illness.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240610140150.htm) Multicenter clinical study supports safety of deep general anesthesia
Jun 10th 2024, 14:01

New research supports earlier findings that indicate that anesthesia is no more hazardous for the brain at higher doses than at lower doses.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240610140141.htm) Super-chilled brain cell molecules reveal how epilepsy drug works
Jun 10th 2024, 14:01

By super cooling a molecule on the surface of brain cells down to about minus 180 degrees Celsius -- nearly twice as cold as the coldest places in Antarctica -- scientists say they have determined how a widely-used epilepsy drug works to dampen the excitability of brain cells and help to control, although not cure, seizures.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240605162630.htm) Women's mental agility is better when they're on their period, study finds
Jun 5th 2024, 16:26

Participants reacted quicker and made fewer errors during menstruation, despite believing their performance would be worse, according to new research.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240604184230.htm) Zapping the right brain cells: The path to improved stimulation
Jun 4th 2024, 18:42

Researchers discovered that different types of neurons showed distinct patterns of 'syncing up' with electrical fields. These patterns varied depending on the rate at which the electrical stimulation was delivered. The findings could help doctors fine tune where, when, and how to apply electrical stimulation to the brain.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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