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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241009183551.htm) In studying the mating rituals of fruit flies, scientists may have learned something about how brains evolve
Oct 9th 2024, 18:35

Researchers have identified how the architecture of brain circuits helps different species flexibly adapt to new mating signals across evolutionary timeframes.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241009183548.htm) Do people with MS have an increased risk of cancer?
Oct 9th 2024, 18:35

A new study has found some cancers to be slightly more frequent in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in people without MS. Types of cancers found to have a small increased risk include bladder, brain and cervical cancers. The study does not prove that MS increases a person's risk of cancer. It only shows an association.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241009183352.htm) Gene therapy shows long-term benefit for patients with a rare pediatric brain disease
Oct 9th 2024, 18:33

Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) is a rare progressive, genetic brain disease that primarily presents in young boys, causing loss of neurological function and ultimately leading to early death. Researchers have shown that six years after treatment with the first gene therapy approved for CALD, 94 percent of patients have had no decline in neurological functioning, with over 80 percent remaining free of major disability.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241009144819.htm) Why people think they're right, even when they are wrong
Oct 9th 2024, 14:48

If you smugly believe you're right in a disagreement with a friend or colleague, a new study suggests why you may actually be wrong. Researchers found that people naturally assume they have all the information they need to make a decision or support their position, even when they do not.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241009121645.htm) Arrhythmic hearts after excessive alcohol consumption
Oct 9th 2024, 12:16

Researchers find cardiac arrhythmias in partygoers who had drunk a lot of alcohol.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241009121628.htm) Are ideas contagious?
Oct 9th 2024, 12:16

As flu season approaches, researchers are discovering that the flu and fake news have far more in common than we may think.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241009121243.htm) Extended Timing: How neurons encode information on timescales that match learning
Oct 9th 2024, 12:12

New research has identified a key step in how neurons encode information on timescales that match learning.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241009121121.htm) Another step towards decoding smell
Oct 9th 2024, 12:11

We often only realize how important our sense of smell is when it is no longer there: food is not as tasty as it once was, or we no longer react to dangers such as the smell of smoke. Researchers have investigated the neuronal mechanisms of human odor perception for the first time. Individual nerve cells in the brain recognize odors and react specifically to the smell, the image and the written word of an object, for example a banana. The results of this study close a long-standing knowledge gap between animal and human odor research.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241004171112.htm) Researchers seek to improve advanced pain management using AI for drug discovery
Oct 4th 2024, 17:11

An estimated one in five Americans live with chronic pain and current treatment options leave much to be desired. Scientists are now using artificial intelligence (AI) for drug discovery in advanced pain management. The team's deep-learning framework identified multiple gut microbiome-derived metabolites and FDA-approved drugs that can be repurposed to select non-addictive, non-opioid options to treat chronic pain.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241003145429.htm) Smartphone-assisted 'scavenger hunt' identifies people at risk for dementia
Oct 3rd 2024, 14:54

Researchers have identified individuals with increased risk for dementia using mobility data, recorded during a smartphone-based way-finding task on the university campus. The findings show the potential of smartphone data, collected in conditions close to everyday life, for the early detection and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease. The study included 72 adults; about a third of them with subjective cognitive decline (SCD), a condition that is a known risk factor for dementia.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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