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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240905121025.htm) Travel could be the best defense against aging
Sep 5th 2024, 12:10

Forget about retinol night creams, researchers believe travel could be the best way to defy premature aging. An interdisciplinary study has applied the theory of entropy to tourism, finding that travel could have positive health benefits, including slowing down the signs of aging.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240905120923.htm) New research on anesthesia unlocks important clues about the nature of consciousness
Sep 5th 2024, 12:09

New research on anesthesia has yielded important results about the physical basis of consciousness in the brain.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240905120854.htm) For many animals sleep is a social activity, but it's usually studied as an individual process
Sep 5th 2024, 12:08

Group sleeping can impact when animals sleep, how long they sleep for, and how deeply they sleep. For example, groups of meerkats time their sleep according to 'sleep traditions'; olive baboons sleep less when their group size increases; bumblebees suppress sleep in the presence of offspring; and co-sleeping mice can experience synchronized REM sleep. To fully understand both sleep and animal social structures, we need to pay more attention to the 'social side' of sleep, animal behaviorists argue.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240905120851.htm) Human brain cancers fire electrical impulses -- researchers reveal unexpected hybrid cell spiking the signals
Sep 5th 2024, 12:08

Researcher have uncovered a new cell type in the human brain that fires electrical impulses. The cells are hybrids, part neuron and part glia, and are present in both glioma, a type of brain tumor, and in normal brain. The newly discovered hybrid cells support the groundbreaking idea that neurons are not the only cells that can generate electric signals in the brain. In glioma, the higher the firing activity of the hybrid cells, the better the patient's outcome, suggesting a prognostic value.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904184519.htm) Heavy metal cadmium may be tied to memory issues for some
Sep 4th 2024, 18:45

The heavy metal cadmium, which is found in the air, water, food and soil, is known to cause health problems. A new study has examined if thinking and memory skills were associated with cadmium exposure. They found no association when they looked at the group as a whole. However, when looking at Black and white people separately, it found cadmium may be tied to problems with thinking and memory skills in white people. The study found no such association in Black people. The study does not prove that cadmium causes memory problems in white people; it only shows an association.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904131047.htm) Brain scanning approach shows wiring of depression
Sep 4th 2024, 13:10

By repeatedly scanning the brains of a small group of patients for a year and a half, researchers have identified a distinct pattern of neuronal interactions that appears to predispose some people to developing depression.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904131021.htm) A new role for intelligent tutors powered by AI in brain surgery?
Sep 4th 2024, 13:10

Researchers are designing real-time, intelligent tutors powered by AI. These systems mimic human surgical instructors in brain surgical training. Intelligent tutors help the learner acquire excellent skills by continuously assessing hand movements during simulated brain procedures and providing personalized verbal feedback.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904131006.htm) Regular mobile phone use may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, study suggests
Sep 4th 2024, 13:10

A new study has found that regular mobile phone use was positively associated with incident cardiovascular diseases risk. In addition, this association was partly attributed to poor sleep, psychological distress, and neuroticism.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904131000.htm) Sports concussions in non-athletes not linked to long-term cognitive effects
Sep 4th 2024, 13:10

Sports-related concussions (SRC) may not be associated with long-term cognitive risks for non-professional athletes, a new study suggests. In fact, study participants who had experienced an SRC had better cognitive performance in some areas than those who had never suffered a concussion, pointing to potential protective effects of sports participation.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904130958.htm) Flexible tentacle electrodes precisely record brain activity
Sep 4th 2024, 13:09

Researchers have developed ultra-flexible brain probes that accurately record brain activity without causing tissue damage. This opens up new avenues for the treatment of a range of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904130930.htm) Researchers discover a mechanism that impairs synaptic plasticity in the brains of schizophrenia patients
Sep 4th 2024, 13:09

A study mapped genes linked to schizophrenia and uncovered a mechanism that disrupts synaptic plasticity in affected individuals. The researchers showed the role of three proteins in mediating the impairments of plasticity in schizophrenia. The findings may hold promise for the development of new treatments.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904130913.htm) A new drug target for psychiatric disorders
Sep 4th 2024, 13:09

Scientists have identified a molecular intermediate of a serotonin receptor that is involved in diseases such as depression and schizophrenia. The study points to a potentially new target for therapeutics.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904130847.htm) Banning friendships can backfire: Moms who 'meddle' make bad behavior worse
Sep 4th 2024, 13:08

Bad behavior often occurs away from home, leading parents to blame and limit contact with peers. However, a new study shows that banning friendships can backfire, worsening behavior instead of improving it. When moms disapprove of their kids' friends in an effort to curb misbehavior, it often alienates the child from their peers, exacerbating the very issues they aimed to prevent. Meddling in friendships can harm a child's social standing and lead to greater adjustment difficulties.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904130836.htm) Anesthesia overrides carbon dioxide in regulating cerebrospinal fluid flow
Sep 4th 2024, 13:08

A study on the effects of commonly used anaesthetic and sedative drugs on cerebrospinal fluid flow and volume has uncovered findings regarding their impact on the brain's vital glymphatic system. These findings may affect neuroanaesthesia practices.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240904130828.htm) Study finds when self-determination model provided to schools with support, teachers and all students benefit
Sep 4th 2024, 13:08

Researchers published a study detailing their work implementing the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction in 15 schools. They found the schools that received training and coaching for educators on the model had higher outcomes for students with disabilities and their peers without when the students were given ownership in their educational goals and the approach was provided in general education stettings.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240903194417.htm) A sensory pen which can read Braille could improve literacy amongst the visually impaired
Sep 3rd 2024, 19:44

A pen which can transform Braille into English text has been developed.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240903194411.htm) Adolescent glioma subtype responds to CDK4/6 inhibitor
Sep 3rd 2024, 19:44

Researchers took a deep look at tumor samples from patients with diffuse hemispheric glioma and discovered an unexpected vulnerability to CDK4/6 inhibitors.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240903170754.htm) New study uncovers key mechanisms responsible for the transformation of adult progenitors into brain tumors
Sep 3rd 2024, 17:07

A new study sheds light on why certain oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) in the adult brain transform into gliomas, the most common and incurable type of adult brain tumors.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240903144951.htm) Can technology turn exercise pain into pleasure?
Sep 3rd 2024, 14:49

Most exercisers stop 'exer-gaming' when the program gets too tough or dull -- could sensors that tune into a person's emotional state reverse low adherence?

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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