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High-risk Genes for Schizophrenia Identified
Using a unique computational "framework" they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths has identified 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia.
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School Bullying Linked to Poor Mental Health Ten Years Later
Victims of bullying in secondary school have dramatically increased chances of mental health problems and unemployment in later life. New research reveals stark consequences a decade on for pupils subjected to bullying. Those who are the victims of persistent or violent bullying suffer the worst consequences.
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Emotional Mirror Neurons Found in the Rat
Why is it that we can get sad, when we see someone else crying? Why is it that we wince, when a friend cuts his finger? Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have found that the rat brain activates the same cells when they observe the pain of others as when they experience pain themselves.
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Brain Markers for Angry Dreams
Researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity that reflects anger experienced during dreaming according to a new study carried out on healthy adults and published in The Journal of Neuroscience. The study helps to clarify the neural basis of dream emotions.
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Common Myths Compromise Good Sleep
People often say they can get by on five or fewer hours of sleep, that snoring is harmless, and that having a drink helps you to fall asleep. These are, in fact, among the most widely held myths about sleeping that not only shape poor habits, but may also pose a significant public health threat, according to a new study.
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Blood Test for Detecting Pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease is Refined
A research team have developed a method to detect the amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide in human blood. They hope that their research will have implications in diagnosing and understanding the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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Researchers Restore Synaptic Activity and Circulation to Four-hour Dead Pig Brain
Researchers have restored and preserved some cellular activities and structures in the brains of pigs that had been decapitated for food production four hours before, although could not detect any network-wide electrical activity that would suggest sentience or consciousness.
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Technology Senses How Parkinson's Patients Respond to Medication
Researchers have developed an innovative way to automatically and reliably detect and monitor medication "on" and "off" states in Parkinson's disease patients.
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Receptor Structure in Hippocampus Revealed in Near-atomic Detail
The elucidation of the native structure of the AMPA receptor in a rodent model via cryo-EM may lead to new insights on the mechanisms behind a wide range of nervous system disorders and diseases.
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Inner Rebel Employed to Shun Junk Food
A simple and brief intervention can provide lasting protection for adolescents against the harmful effects of food marketing in part by tapping into teens’ natural desire to rebel against authority.
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