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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240626152118.htm) How do our memories last a lifetime? New study offers a biological explanation
Jun 26th 2024, 15:21

A new study by a team of international researchers has uncovered a biological explanation for long-term memories. It centers on the discovery of the role of a molecule, KIBRA, that serves as a 'glue' to other molecules, thereby solidifying memory formation.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240626151917.htm) Dancers are less neurotic
Jun 26th 2024, 15:19

A study has shown that both amateur and professional dancers are less neurotic than people who do not dance. They are also more agreeable, more open, and more extraverted.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240626151913.htm) Light-weight microscope captures large-scale brain activity of mice on the move
Jun 26th 2024, 15:19

With a new microscope that's as light as a penny, researchers can now observe broad swaths of the brain in action as mice move about and interact with their environments.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240626005307.htm) 'A hearty debate' concludes plant-based meat alternatives are healthier for your heart than meat
Jun 26th 2024, 00:53

Even though there is substantial variability in the contents and nutritional profiles of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs), the nutritional profiles tend to reflect a heart-healthy dietary pattern. A review article of the available studies directly comparing the impact of plant-based and animal-based meats consistently suggests that the plant-based alternatives improve cardiovascular risk factors.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240625210117.htm) Adolescents today are more satisfied with being single
Jun 25th 2024, 21:01

Young people aged 14 to 20 years are nowadays more satisfied with being single than their counterparts ten years ago.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240625210018.htm) How uncertainty builds anxiety
Jun 25th 2024, 21:00

Alfred Hitchcock observed that 'There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.' A common way to build suspense in a movie scene is for the audience to know something bad is going to happen, but not when it is going to happen. But how does uncertainty work to ratchet up our anxiety? Researchers took a deeper look into what builds fear.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240625205741.htm) Conversation Is Changing: Why people speak more alike today
Jun 25th 2024, 20:57

Over a 20-year period people from these sectors changed their behavior -- resonating with one another significantly more than they used to and gearing towards a more engaging style. We talk like others to be more inclusive and 'resonate' with them.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240625204923.htm) Empathetic children may have poorer health in the face of interparental conflict
Jun 25th 2024, 20:49

Children who report being more empathetic are more likely to show signs of poorer health in the face of more interparental conflict than less empathetic children, according to a new study.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125640.htm) Meet CARMEN, a robot that helps people with mild cognitive impairment
Jun 24th 2024, 12:56

Meet CARMEN, short for Cognitively Assistive Robot for Motivation and Neurorehabilitation -- a small, tabletop robot designed to help people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) learn skills to improve memory, attention, and executive functioning at home.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125625.htm) Researchers develop RNA-targeting technology for precisely manipulating parts of human genes
Jun 24th 2024, 12:56

Researchers have harnessed a bacterial immune defense system, known as CRISPR, to efficiently and precisely control the process of RNA splicing. The technology opens the door to new applications, including systematically interrogating the functions of parts of genes and correcting splicing deficiencies that underlie numerous diseases and disorders.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125556.htm) Personalized magnetic stimulation may help in treating depression
Jun 24th 2024, 12:55

Not all patients with depression respond to medication. Two recently published studies provide additional information on how an alternative treatment, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), could be further enhanced. Researchers developed more precise methods that could, in the future, help to develop individually tailored magnetic stimulation therapies for depression.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125554.htm) The hippocampus, the cerebral conductor of our daily priorities
Jun 24th 2024, 12:55

How does our brain distinguish between urgent and less urgent goals? Researchers explored how our brain remembers and adjusts the goals we set ourselves on a daily basis. Their study reveals differences in the way we process immediate and distant goals, at both behavioral and cerebral levels. These discoveries, described in the journal Nature Communications, could have significant implications for understanding psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, which can hamper the formulation of clear goals.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125502.htm) Standardized protocols help hospitals treat strokes faster
Jun 24th 2024, 12:55

Research illustrates that American Heart Association and American Stroke Association guidelines are effective at speeding up hospitals' response times for stroke treatment and can be mastered even by members of 'ad hoc' medical teams that assemble rapidly on the fly.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125453.htm) Study examines acceptability of teleneurology across neurological conditions
Jun 24th 2024, 12:54

One of the first studies to examine patient acceptability of teleneurology and determine factors influencing acceptability across neurological conditions, has found teleneurology was highly acceptable across the full range of patients with different neurological diagnoses, including headache, movement disorders and other neurological symptoms and diagnoses. The study also determined that the more medical complexity -- having additional diseases -- was associated with increased patient satisfaction with teleneurology. It may help us make better use of scarce resources when we have physician shortages and, most importantly, it may help us meet patients where they are at home, when they're having trouble or can't drive from perhaps conditions like epilepsy, which are very important in neurology.'

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125433.htm) How much oxygen do very premature babies need after birth?
Jun 24th 2024, 12:54

A study suggests giving oxygen at a concentration of 90 to 100 percent soon after birth could halve the risk of death for very premature babies that need help breathing.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125424.htm) Ketamine slow-release tablet reduces symptoms of severe depression: Clinical trial
Jun 24th 2024, 12:54

A slow-release, tablet form of ketamine with minimal side-effects has the potential to make treatment more affordable and accessible.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240621172354.htm) Potential targets for prevention and early identification of psychotic disorders
Jun 21st 2024, 17:23

A new study found that nearly 75 per cent of young people with a psychotic disorder had at least one mental health service visit within the three years prior to their first diagnosis of the disorder.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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