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Smiling Does not Necessarily Indicate That we Are Happy, According to New Research
“According to some researchers, a genuine smile reflects the inner state of cheerfulness or amusement."
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Bravery-Associated Cells Identified in the Hippocampus
“This finding may explain why people binge-smoke when they are anxious".
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'Mindful People' Feel Less Pain; MRI Imaging Pinpoints Supporting Brain Activity
Ever wonder why some people seem to feel less pain than others?
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Lonely People Stand Farther From Loved Ones, Study Finds
Authors theorize social ‘survival mode’ triggers preference for greater personal space.
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Study Shows How Exercise Generates new Neurons and Improves Cognition in an Alzheimer's Mouse Model
Research team identifies way to mimic exercise's beneficial effects through pharmacologic and gene therapy.
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Nanomesh Enables Simultaneous Electrophysiology and Imaging In Vivo
Engineers have developed a nanomesh electrode that facilitates simultaneous optical and electrophysiological investigations.
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HEAL Helps Detect Heritable Disease Risk
Detecting inherited risk factors for diseases tied to more than a single gene has proved challenging. Now, researchers have used artificial intelligence to predict an individual's risk for developing a complex cardiovascular disease using only his or her genome sequence.
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Animal-Friendly Robots Now!
Semi-autonomous and autonomous machines and robots can become moral machines using annotated decision trees containing ethical assumptions or justifications for interactions with animals.
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Epigenetic Control of Memory Strengthening
Scientists report how several particular epigenetic changes in the hippocampus of the rat brain control downstream regulation of translation in brain neurons during fear memory reconsolidation.
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Alzheimer's Risk Gene Increases Vulnerability to Air Pollution, Claim Researchers
There is growing evidence that exposure to air pollution adversely affects cognitive and behavioural development in children. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are, as yet, unknown. Now, the findings of a new study from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institute supported by the "la Caixa" Banking Foundation, suggest that the ε4 variant of the APOE gene may play a significant role in this process. The study has been published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
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