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Men With Poor Mental Health Face "Vicious Circle" in Relationships
A new study investigating if mental health helps shape satisfaction with partners has revealed there are differences between females and males – with men having the potential to experience a ‘vicious circle’.
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Concurrent Heart Conditions Linked to Tripled Dementia Risk
Having multiple conditions that affect the heart are linked to a greater risk of dementia than having high genetic risk, according to a largescale new study.
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How Does the Brain Process Heat as Pain?
New research finds a signaling pathway involving neurons responsible for how we understand thermal pain.
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The Cells That Control the Brain's Response to Sickness
Researchers have uncovered a small group of neurons near the base of the brain that can induce symptoms of sickness, including fever and appetite loss.
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How Mothers' Heart Rate Can Help Calm Distressed Babies
Most parents know it even if they can’t prove it: When a baby becomes distressed, its mother has a unique power to soothe and calm the infant with little more than a loving embrace and some tender words. A new study investigates how moms achieve this calming effect.
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Wireless Nerve Stimulation To Treat High Blood Pressure
Using a custom-wired electrode, researchers have demonstrated that systolic blood pressure can be lowered 10% in one hour and 16% two hours after nerve stimulation.
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Immune Protein May Contribute to Feelings of Anxiety During Alcohol Withdrawal
The release of an immune protein in the brain in response to alcohol withdrawal could be partly responsible for feelings of anxiety that contribute to relapse.
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Stem Cell Model Could Help To Study Psychiatric Disorders
An in vitro stem cell model has been used to map disease risk alleles for psychiatric conditions such as autism and schizophrenia.
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Team Identifies Autoantibody That May Cause Schizophrenia
An autoantibody has been identified in a subset of schizophrenia patients, which, when injected into mice, caused schizophrenia-like behaviors.
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Study Uncovers Important Factor in the Underlying Causes of Autism Risk
Scientists have made a key discovery relating to the development of the brain. This new information contributes to our understanding of how the neocortex develops and offers insights into what causes intellectual disabilities.
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