Our brains are famously flexible, or “plastic,” because neurons can do new things by forging new or stronger connections with
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Reading risk behavior in the brain
Anxious people take fewer risks—this is not surprising. However, a team of psychologists from the German Friedrich Schiller University Jena,
Continue reading »Novel therapy makes oxidative stress deadly to cancer
Oxidative stress can help tumors thrive, but one way novel cancer treatments work is by pushing levels to the point
Continue reading »New flu vaccine works a little better than traditional shot
A newer kind of flu vaccine worked a little bit better in seniors this past winter than traditional shots, the
Continue reading »New study debunks Dale Carnegie advice to ‘put yourself in their shoes’
Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and relying on intuition or “gut instinct” isn’t an accurate way to determine what
Continue reading »Self-care and social ties can help men recover from the suicide of a loved one
Recovering from the suicide of a friend, partner or family member can be emotionally challenging for men, largely due to
Continue reading »Mechanism controlling multiple sclerosis risk identified
While the DNA sequence remains the same throughout a person’s life, the expression of the encoded genes may change with
Continue reading »What to do if your child has oppositional defiant disorder
Defiance and tantrums are common in childhood. Parents will often tell us about the 30-minute tirade they faced because their
Continue reading »Rare in-vivo study shows weak brain nodes have strong influence on memory network
Our ability to learn, remember, problem solve, and speak are all cognitive functions related to different parts of our brain.
Continue reading »Long-term estrogen therapy changes microbial activity in the gut, study finds
Long-term therapy with estrogen and bazedoxifene alters the microbial composition and activity in the gut, affecting how estrogen is metabolized,
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