Gut microbes may contribute to depression and anxiety in obesity
Like everyone, people with type 2 diabetes and obesity suffer from depression and anxiety, but even more so. Researchers at…
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Punishment may not be as effective as we think
Punishment might not be an effective means to get members of society to cooperate for the common good, according to…
Exercise increases brain size, new research finds
Aerobic exercise can improve memory function and maintain brain health as we age, a new Australian-led study has found. In…
Why do we believe in gods? Religious belief ‘not linked to intuition or rational thinking’
Religious beliefs are not linked to intuition or rational thinking, according to new research by the universities of Coventry and…
Researchers generate genetically modified rat model of autism
Researchers at The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai have generated and characterized a genetically modified…
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Early life stress accelerates maturation of key brain region in male mice
Intuition is all one needs to understand that stress in early childhood can create lifelong psychological troubles, but scientists have…
Scientists map brain’s ‘thesaurus’ to help decode inner thoughts
What if a map of the brain could help us decode people’s inner thoughts? Scientists at the University of California,…
Neuropsin study: The retina sets its own biological rhythm using a novel light-sensitive pigment
Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Washington report new research that sheds light on how the retina sets…