Researchers uncover the role activity in the anterior insula plays in how political ideology influences race perception.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Quick to Smile? The Speed of Expression Offers Vital Visual Cues
Our ability to recognize emotion in others depends upon the speed at which we process facial expressions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: AI Helps With Drug Repurposing for Alzheimer’s
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence algorithm designed to examine existing drugs as potential Alzheimer’s treatments.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Can’t Solve a Riddle? The Answer Might Lie in Knowing What Doesn’t Work
Knowing when your train of thought is off track is central to finding the correct answer while problem-solving.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Lonely? These Odd Rituals Can Help
Adopting unique rituals to make everyday tasks more meaningful, like dunking a teabag repeatedly, may help curb feelings of loneliness, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Immune Cells in Blood Influence the Brain During Early Development of Parkinson’s Disease
Study reveals the immune system constantly communicates with the brain during the early developmental phase of Parkinson’s disease. Changes in the immune system influence the condition of neurons.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain State Behind Social Interaction Uncovered
The activity of different populations of neurons in the amygdala governs whether mice interact with their peers, or indulge in self-centered behaviors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A New Cell Type Implicated in Chronic Pain and Inflammation
MRC1+ macrophages are dysfunctional in animal models of neuropathic pain. Stimulating the expression of the anti-inflammatory protein CD163 reduced signs of neuroinflammation in the spinal cords of mice with neuropathic pain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Astrocytes Derived From Patients With Bipolar Disorder Malfunction
Astrocytes derived from pluripotent stem cells of bipolar patients provide suboptimal support for neural activity. The malfunction can be traced to the inflammation-promoting molecule, interleukin-6.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Smoking Cessation Drug May Treat Parkinson’s in Women
A smoking cessation drug called cytisine may be a helpful new tool for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in women. Cytisine was found to reduce the loss of dopamine neurons. The effect was more pronounced when estrogen was present.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Custom Diets Are Essential to Mental Health
Dietary and lifestyle changes could be key to reducing risks for psychiatric disorders and improving overall mental health.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Golf May Have More Benefit for Parkinson’s Than Tai Chi
For Parkinson’s patients, golf is better than tai chi at improving movement and balance.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers Identify Brain Ion Channel as New Approach to Treating Depression
Ezogabine, a drug that opens up the KCNQ2/3 type potassium channel, significantly improved symptoms of depression and anhedonia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sesame Seed Shell Byproduct Sesaminol is a Parkinson’s Disease’s Surprise Medicine
Sesaminol, a chemical byproduct of sesame seed shells, has neuroprotective properties against Parkinson’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why the APOE4 Gene Enhances Alzheimer’s Risk
APOE4 affects lipid metabolism, but taking choline supplements may help protect carriers from developing Alzheimer’s disease and slow cognitive decline.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Color Blindness-Correcting Contact Lenses
Infusing contact lenses with gold nanoparticles allows for better color perception for those who are color blind.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Dietary Fats Interact With Grape Tannins to Influence Wine Taste
Study reveals how lipids interact with grape tannins, masking the unfavorable taste of certain wine compounds and altering taste perception.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Drug Target Could Fight Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease
The SARM1 protein triggers a cascade of degeneration associated with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers hope new drugs can be developed to directly target this protein to fight neurodegeneration.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Evolution Drives Autism and Other Conditions to Occur Much More Frequently in Boys
Hereditary forces that have evolved over millions of years favor mate selection and reproduction in the early years of male sexual maturity at the expense of longer-term well-being. This may explain why females tend to live longer and are less vulnerab…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Only 2% of Conversations End When We Want Them To
Whether a conversation seems to last forever or is cut prematurely short, researchers say it is incredibly common to experience conversational disappointment.
