Study reveals the surface features of human prions responsible for their replication in the brain. The findings provide a template to identify structurally important sites on other misfolded proteins, such as those associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Anti-Aging Protein in Red Blood Cells Helps Stave off Cognitive Decline
Depleting the protein ADORA2B from the blood of mice led to faster cognitive decline, decreased auditory processing, and increased brain inflammation.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Commercial Video Games Could Help Treat Mental Illness
Inexpensive, commercial video games may help those suffering from anxiety and depression to combat their symptoms. Researchers found that, in addition to conventional games, virtual reality games could help people overcome mental health problems.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Quarter of Adults Don’t Want Children, and They’re Still Happy
Study reveals few differences in life satisfaction and limited differences in personality traits between those who are child-free and those who are parents.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: P-Glycoprotein Removes Alzheimer’s-Associated Toxin From the Brain
P-glycoprotein, a critical toxin pump in the body, has the ability to remove amyloid plaques from the brain. Researchers say increasing P-gp in the blood-brain barrier of those at risk for Alzheimer’s could postpone or prevent the onset of the neurodeg…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: We Cannot Cheat Aging and Death
Findings shed new light on the invariant rate of aging hypothesis, providing fresh evidence that death is inevitable.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers Find Human Infant Brains and Bodies Are Active During New Sleep Stage
Infants produce sleep spindles every 10 second, whether in REM or non-REM sleep. Sleep spindles and twitching are synchronized, allowing for twitch reactions to occur during non-REM sleep in infants.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers Translate a Bird’s Brain Activity Into Song
Using data from brain activity, researchers were able to replicate the song of zebra finches in exact detail.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Alzheimer Disease Research Results Over-Hyped if Science Papers Omit Mice From the Title
A review of Alzheimer’s research papers finds news media is more likely to report on breakthroughs if the study’s authors omit a reference to mice in their title. Papers that acknowledge mice in their title receive less media coverage. Omitting mice fr…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Two Decade Analysis of African Neuroscience Research Prompts Calls for Greater Support
Scientists are calling for greater support for neuroscience research in Africa. With the world’s largest genetic diversity, researchers say Africa is vital to help progress neuroscience and brain disease research.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Potential Pathways to Treating Alcohol Use Disorder and Depression Identified
Blocking hippocampal STAT3 in those with alcohol use disorder may alleviate symptoms of depression associated with withdrawal.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Machiavellianism Predicts Approval of Mind Upload Technology
A new study finds those with Machiavellian personality traits are more open to the prospect of mind uploading once the technology becomes available. The study raises concerns about those with dark triad personality traits could disproportionately adopt…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Frequent Strenuous Exercise Increases the Risk of Developing ALS in Certain People
Researchers have identified a causal link between strenuous exercise and ALS in people with genetic risk factors for the neurodegenerative disease. The study reports intense physical exercise contributes to motor neuron injury in those susceptible to ALS.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Memory Biomarkers Confirm Aerobic Exercise Helps Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Researchers have identified three biomarkers in blood samples that confirm the link between exercise and improved cognitive function in older adults.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Largescale Brain Epigenetics Study Provides New Insights Into Dementia
A new study sheds light on how genes are regulated in dementia. Researchers also identified 84 novel genes linked to dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gender Differentiates How Facial Expressions Are Processed in the Brains of Alcoholics
A new study reveals sex differences in the way those with alcohol use disorder process facial emotions. Men with AUD showed greater activation in frontal brain areas when processing facial emotions. The increased activation was not seen in women with AUD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Connections Mean Some People Lack Visual Imagery
People with hyperphantasia, the ability to visualize vividly, have stronger connections between their visual brain network and decision-making networks. By contrast, those with aphantasia, an inability to visualize, have weaker connections between the …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Eating Soft Foods May Alter the Brain’s Control of Chewing
Rats fed either a diet of soft or hard foods showed differences in jaw activity and muscle control when a chewing-related region of the brain was stimulated. Findings reveal the anterior cortical masticatory area strongly influences the regulation of c…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Elemental Copper and Iron Found Within the Brains of Deceased Alzheimer’s Patients
Researchers found tiny deposits of elemental copper and iron in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. The findings may shed new light on how these elemental metals contribute to Alzheimer’s development and progression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Defying Body Clock Linked to Depression and Lower Wellbeing
A new, large-scale study reveals people whose sleep patterns go against their natural circadian rhythm are more likely to develop symptoms of depression and report a decrease in wellbeing.
