Laden...
ScienceDaily: Mind & Brain News |
| Study detects how a genetic variant modifies the brain stimulation impact on memory Posted: 25 Jan 2022 06:30 AM PST The gene of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is associated with several processes related to memory and brain plasticity. Now, a new article reveals that it is easier to alter the cognitive activity through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in people with the genetic variant Val/Val for the BDNF gene. |
| Redefining alcohol use disorder Posted: 24 Jan 2022 04:49 PM PST Researchers have developed a new framework that they believe will help identify people previously overlooked for alcohol use disorder (AUD). This framework focuses on 13 risk factors, such as impulsive behavior, reward sensitivity, and punishment sensitivity, that could lead to someone developing an AUD. |
| Seeing the same GP improves treatment for people with dementia Posted: 24 Jan 2022 04:49 PM PST New research analyzed more than 9,000 patient records of people diagnosed with dementia. The team found that people with dementia who were consistently seen by the same GP over the course of one year were given fewer medicines and were less likely to be given medicines that can cause problems like incontinence, drowsiness and falls. |
| Undiagnosed autistic traits common among youths with substance use disorders, study finds Posted: 24 Jan 2022 12:10 PM PST An estimated 20 percent of teens and young adults who seek treatment for addiction may have previously unrecognized social impairment characteristics of an autism spectrum disorder, a new study finds. |
| Heat dome and other climate events have growing impact on mental health Posted: 24 Jan 2022 12:10 PM PST Last summer's Western North American heat dome caused more than record-breaking temperature increases--rising anxiety about climate change is reported in a new study on the weather event's impact on our mental health. |
| Researchers provide insight into how the brain multitasks while walking Posted: 24 Jan 2022 12:10 PM PST New research turns the old idiom about not being able to walk and chew gum on its head. Scientists have shown that the healthy brain is able to multitask while walking without sacrificing how either activity is accomplished. |
| Women ages 35 and younger are 44% more likely to have an ischemic stroke than male peers Posted: 24 Jan 2022 12:10 PM PST Women ages 35 years and younger were 44% more likely to have an ischemic stroke (caused by blockages of blood vessels in the brain) than their male counterparts, according to a new review of more than a dozen international studies on sex differences in stroke occurrence. This gap narrows between the ages of 35 and 45, and there is conflicting evidence about whether women or men have more ischemic stroke in the 35- to 45-year-old age group. |
| A spouse's education can positively impact their partner's overall health Posted: 24 Jan 2022 08:50 AM PST A new study found that spousal education is positively related to people's overall health, with an effect size that rivals the impact of a person's own education. |
| Posted: 24 Jan 2022 07:39 AM PST Synchronizing one's brainwaves to ultrasound pulses could reduce the accumulation of abnormal proteins characteristic of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. |
| Breathing: The master clock of the sleeping brain Posted: 24 Jan 2022 07:38 AM PST Neuroscientists have shown that breathing coordinates neuronal activity throughout the brain during sleep and quiet. |
| Feelings of fatigue predict early death in older adults Posted: 24 Jan 2022 05:46 AM PST How fatigued certain activities make an older person feel can predict the likelihood death is less than three years away. Researchers show that perceived physical fatigability is an indicator of earlier mortality. |
| Men who worry more may develop heart disease and diabetes risk factors at younger ages Posted: 24 Jan 2022 05:46 AM PST In a long-term study of men in the U.S., more high-risk factors for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes developed earlier in life among those who reported more feelings of worry or feeling overwhelmed compared to those with lower levels of worry. The study's results suggest that men prone to worry and anxiety may need to pay extra attention to cardiometabolic disease risk factors, such as maintaining a healthy weight and taking blood pressure or cholesterol medicines, if needed. |
| COVID virus linked with headaches, altered mental status in hospitalized kids Posted: 21 Jan 2022 09:48 AM PST Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44 percent developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were more likely to require intensive care than their peers who didn't experience such symptoms, according to a new study. |
| In visual memory, size matters Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:43 AM PST New research shows that in natural vision, visual memory of images is affected by the size of the image on the retina. The findings can have many implications, including on the use of different types of electronic screens and the quality of information processing when we rely on large vs. small screens. |
| You are subscribed to email updates from Mind & Brain News -- ScienceDaily. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States | |
Laden...
Laden...
© 2024
