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No Boost to Cognitive Function From Exercise or Mindfulness in Older Adults, Suggests Study
A new study has assessed whether exercise or mindfulness training has an impact on cognitive function, finding that neither intervention improved cognitive ability.
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Chronic Pain After Stroke Can Alter Patients' Body Perception
A world-first study of stroke survivors shows how chronic pain can alter body perception, with the brain tricking patients into believing their affected hand is a different size, increasing the risk of accidents.
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Can Taking Psychedelics Alter Our Core Beliefs?
Taking psychedelics could change a person's beliefs about consciousness, meaning and purpose, according to new research from Johns Hopkins.
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Small Eye Movements Reveal How the Brain Makes Decisions
According to research, the way that humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions.
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CRISPR Technology Reduces Huntington’s Disease Symptoms in Models
Researchers describe using RNA-targeting CRISPR/Cas13d technology to develop a new therapeutic strategy that specifically eliminates toxic RNA that causes Huntington's disease.
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Synthetic "Cellular Glue" Developed
Researchers at UC San Francisco have engineered molecules that act like “cellular glue,” allowing them to direct in precise fashion how cells bond with each other.
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Estrogen Helps Prevent UTI-Related Delirium in Mice
Delirium is common among women with urinary tract infections (UTIs)—especially those who have experienced menopause. Investigators, working with laboratory mice, have been able to prevent symptoms of the condition with estrogen, which is commonly used for hormone replacement therapy.
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The Genes Behind Our Coordinating "Sixth Sense"
To perform coordinated movements, we rely on special sensory neurons in our muscles and joints. Without them, the brain wouldn’t know what the rest of our body was doing. A new study has studied their molecular markers to better understand how they work.
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Minute-Long Bursts of Activity Linked to Mortality Reductions
In good news for those who don't like playing sport or going to the gym, new research finds just three to four one-minute bursts of huffing and puffing during daily tasks is associated with large reductions in the risk of premature death, particularly from cardiovascular disease.
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Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Associated With Decreased Risk of Bleeding Stroke
The use of statins – cholesterol-lowering drugs – has been linked to a lower risk of a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain.
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