From the Technische Universität München press release via AlphaGalileo: Studying a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, neuroscientists at the Technische Universität München have observed correlations between increases in both soluble and plaque-forming beta-amyloid – a…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: A new study suggests there may be a starting point at which blows to the head or other head trauma suffered in combat sports start to affect…
From the Georgia State University press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Georgia State University have discovered that in one species of freshwater crustaceans, social status can affect the configuration of neural circuitry. They found that…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology delivers messages from the brain directly to the muscles — bypassing the spinal cord — to enable voluntary and complex movement…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Daily physical exercise may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, even in people over the age of 80, according to a study published in the…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: A new approach to investigating hard-to-find chromosomal abnormalities has identified 33 genes associated with autism and related disorders, 22 for the first time. Several of these genes also…
From the Public Library of Science (PLoS) press release via EurekAlert!: Soccer fans’ testosterone and cortisol levels go up when watching a game, but don’t further increase after a victory, according to a study published…
From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Anti-tobacco television advertising helps reduce adult smoking, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Institute for Health Research…
From the Leiden University press release via AlphaGalileo: Certain meditation techniques can promote creative thinking. This is the outcome of a study by cognitive psychologist Lorenza Colzato and her fellow researchers at Leiden University, published…
From the Norwegian School of Economics press release via AlphaGalileo: Customers who have mergers pushed down their throats react with frustration, dissatisfaction and – finally – by changing suppliers. They see it as a ‘forced…