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Pain-Sensing Neurons Can Protect the Gut From Damage

A new study from Harvard Medical School has shown that pain neurons in mice can shield the gut from damage by stimulating nearby cells to produce protective mucus.
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Brain Networks Associated With Depression Resilience Identified

A new study has identified two distinct brain networks; one associated with increased depression symptoms and one associated with decreased depression symptoms.
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Dads' Post-Baby Stress Linked to Kids' Behavior Later in Life

According to research, there is a link between fathers who experience too much stress in the months following the birth of their child, and the child’s subsequent development of emotional and behavioral problems as a toddler.
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Children Who Tell the Truth Are Judged More Harshly by Adults

Children who tell "blunt truths" are judged more harshly by adults than those who tell white lies, which may shape children's socialization.
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Birdsong's Effects on Mental Health Revealed

When you next hear cheerful twittering of birds, you should stop and listen. Researchers have shown that birdsong reduces anxiety and irrational thoughts.
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Do Women Really Outperform Men in Word Memory Skills?

Textbooks and popular science books claim with certainty that women are better at finding words and remembering words, but is this really a fact?

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Online Games and Brain Stimulation Counters Cognitive Decline in Old Age

Online "training games" improve working memory in older adults, and have an even greater impact when combined with brain stimulation.
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Bumblebees’ Color Vision Weakened by Popular Herbicide

A small dose of glyphosate herbicide affects the learning and memory of bumblebees and weakens their fine color vision, which can severely impair foraging and nesting success, a recent study found.
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Baby Talk Is Similar Across 36 Languages

A study by the University of York and Aarhus University has revealed that baby talk displays similar properties across 36 languages.

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A Look Inside the Procrastinating Brain

A research team from Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne University and AP-HP at the Paris Brain Institute in Paris just deciphered how our brain behaves when we procrastinate.
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