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Fri May 17 01:38:42 PDT 2024

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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240516122611.htm) How does the brain turn waves of light into experiences of color?
May 16th 2024, 12:26

Perceiving something -- anything -- in your surroundings is to become aware of what your senses are detecting. Today, neuroscientists identify, for the first time, brain-cell circuitry in fruit flies that converts raw sensory signals into color perceptions that can guide behavior.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240516122553.htm) Very early blood pressure control confers both benefits and harms in acute stroke
May 16th 2024, 12:25

Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients with suspected acute stroke, according to new research.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240516122539.htm) Why do we overindulge?
May 16th 2024, 12:25

If you tend to do other things or get distracted while eating dinner, you may be running the risk of over-consuming everyday pleasures later, possibly because the distraction caused you to enjoy yourself less, according to new research.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240515225107.htm) 'Trojan horse' weight loss drug more effective than available therapies
May 15th 2024, 22:51

A groundbreaking article describes a promising new therapy for obesity that leads to greater weight loss in mice than existing medications. The approach smuggles molecules into the brain's appetite center and affects the brain's neuroplasticity.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240515225104.htm) When saying 'please' is more strategic than magic
May 15th 2024, 22:51

By kindergarten age, most children have been taught that 'please' is a magic word. 'Please' is an expression of politeness that shows courtesy and respect, turning a potential demand into a request that will -- poof! -- magically be granted. But a new study on the ways people make requests of one another suggests that 'please' might not be an all-purpose marker of politeness, but rather a more focused, strategic tool to manage frictions or obstacles among family members, friends and even coworkers. The study shows that people say 'please' much less often than expected, and mostly when they expect a 'no' response is forthcoming.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240515225059.htm) Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditions
May 15th 2024, 22:50

Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions, argue a team of researchers.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240515225046.htm) Blood pressure drugs more than double bone-fracture risk in nursing home patients
May 15th 2024, 22:50

New research finds a link between common medications and life-threatening injuries.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240515122734.htm) Drug compounds to combat neurodegenerative diseases
May 15th 2024, 12:27

Prions are the abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and are able to induce abnormal folding of specific normal cellular proteins. Prion disease is an umbrella term for a group of fatal and currently untreatable neurodegenerative diseases that not only affect humans, but also wild and captive animals. These diseases include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or 'mad cow disease'), and chronic wasting disease (CWD) affecting deer, elk and moose.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240515122702.htm) Some mice may owe their monogamy to a newly evolved type of cell
May 15th 2024, 12:27

What makes the oldfield mouse steadfastly monogamous throughout its life while its closest rodent relatives are promiscuous? The answer may be a previously unknown hormone-generating cell. Scientists discover the cells and hormones that inspire mice to nurture their young; the same hormones are also present in humans.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240514141413.htm) Artificial intelligence tool detects male-female-related differences in brain structure
May 14th 2024, 14:14

Artificial intelligence (AI) computer programs that process MRI results show differences in how the brains of men and women are organized at a cellular level, a new study shows. These variations were spotted in white matter, tissue primarily located in the human brain's innermost layer, which fosters communication between regions.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240513193043.htm) Coming out to a chatbot?
May 13th 2024, 19:30

Today, there are dozens of large language model (LLM) chatbots aimed at mental health care -- addressing everything from loneliness among seniors to anxiety and depression in teens. But the efficacy of these apps is unclear. Even more unclear is how well these apps work in supporting specific, marginalized groups like LGBTQ+ communities.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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