Category: General
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Autism Changes the Brain Much More Than Previously Thought
Changes in the brains of people with autism are more sweeping than previously known. The changes are found throughout the cerebral cortex rather than just particular areas thought to affect social behavior and language, according to a new UCLA-led study that significantly refines scientists’ understanding of how autism spectrum disorder (ASD) progresses at the molecular…
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Sleep Quality Can Impact Women’s Career Ambitions
Women who got quality sleep felt better about their career ambitions, according to researchers at Washington State University. Meanwhile, men’s aspirations were not impacted by sleep quality. The researchers discovered this finding in a two-week-long survey study of 135 workers in the U.S. Each day the participants first noted how well they had slept and…
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Fatty Acids on Your Skin Can Make You a Mosquito Magnet
Fatty acids emanating from your skin can make you a magnet to mosquitos, according to researchers. In the three-year study, eight participants were asked to wear nylon stockings over their forearms for six hours a day. They repeated this process on multiple days. Over the next few years, the researchers tested the nylons against each…
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Actors Suppress Their ‘Self’ When Immersing in New Roles
Actors who immerse themselves in a new role can suppress their send of self, according to researchers at University College London. The research, published in Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, suggests that when actors take on a new character, they may be able to suppress their everyday self – implying that theatre training may have a…
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Crossword Puzzles Better Than Video Games in Slowing Memory Loss in Older Adults
A new study by researchers from Columbia University and Duke University shows that doing crossword puzzles has an advantage over computer video games for memory functioning inolder adults with mild cognitive impairment. These adults doing crossword puzzles showed less brain shrinkage and better daily functioning. In a randomized, controlled trial, researchers determined that participants (average…
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Fish Stocks Can Be Restored With Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
Decades of overfishing, together with nutrient pollution, rapid increase in hypoxia, ocean warming and acidification have put fish and harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the western Baltic Sea at risk of collapse. But the commercially relevant stocks of cod (Gadus morhua), herring (Clupea harengus) and sprat (Sprattus sprattus) can be restored and prospects for marine…
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How We Talk to Babies is Similar Across Many 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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Do a Mind-Body Practice to Lower Blood Sugar Levels
Researchers showed that doing mind-body practices like yoga and meditation are almost as effective as drugs at reducing blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.
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Konjac Jelly Used to Train Surgeons in Cancer Surgery
Konjac jelly made from konjac, an ingredient common in Japanese cuisine, is being used as a surgical training model.
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Moving to the Beat Is in Your Genes
A large scale genetic study of over 600,000 individuals showed that 69 genetic variants are linked to beat synchronization