What color is your night light? It may affect your mood
From the Ohio State University media release: When it comes to some of the health hazards of light at night, a new study suggests that the color of the light can make a big difference.…
Sleep deprivation linked to junk food cravings
From the University of California – Berkeley media release: A sleepless night makes us more likely to reach for doughnuts or pizza than for whole grains and leafy green vegetables, suggests a new study from…
Women in large urban areas at higher risk of postpartum depression
From the Canadian Medical Association Journal media release: Women living in large urban centres in Canada with more than 500 000 inhabitants were at higher risk of postpartum depression than women in other areas, according…
How parents see themselves may affect kids brain and stress level
From the Boston Children’s Hospital media release: A mother’s perceived social status predicts her child’s brain development and stress indicators, finds a study at Boston Children’s Hospital. While previous studies going back to the 1950s have…
Autism affects different parts of the brain in women and men
From the University of Cambridge media release: Autism affects different parts of the brain in females with autism than males with autism, a new study reveals. The research is published today in the journal Brain as an…
Human cells respond in healthy, unhealthy ways to different kinds of happiness
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill media release: Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that can help or hinder physical health,…
NIH researchers discover how brain cells change their tune
From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke media release: Brain cells talk to each other in a variety of tones. Sometimes they speak loudly but other times struggle to be heard. For many…
Silky brain implants may help stop spread of epilepsy
From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke media release: Silk has walked straight off the runway and into the lab. According to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, silk implants…
Dementia risk tied to blood sugar level, even with no diabetes
From the media release: A joint Group Health-University of Washington (UW) study in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that higher blood sugar levels are associated with higher dementia risk, even among people who do…
Stray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in Schizophrenia
From the NIH media release: Researchers have reverse-engineered the outlines of a disrupted prenatal gene network in schizophrenia, by tracing spontaneous mutations to where and when they likely cause damage in the brain. Some people…