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Example neuron in the anterior ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH, blue line). Using a technique called “uncaging”, researchers found that inhibitory signals near the centre of this neuron (yellow squares) were stronger during the fertile phase of the reproductive cycle. Reduced activity in these cells promotes mating behaviour.

“AI is the future of peer review”

Categories Health, Technology

Illustration of man with hand on head indicating brain trauma

Scientists Identify New Head-Shaking Sign That Could Help Detect Undiagnosed Concussions

Categories Brain & Behavior

Photo via iStock/dem10, Courtesy of Boston University

AI Model Predicts Alzheimer’s Risk with 78.5% Accuracy from Speech Patterns

Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology

For a brief period of time millions of years ago, Earth may have been plunged out of the sun’s protective plasma shield, called the heliosphere, which is depicted here as the dark gray bubble over the backdrop of interstellar space. According to new research, this could have exposed Earth to high levels of radiation and influenced the climate. Photo courtesy of Opher, et al., Nature Astronomy

Earth’s Climate May Be Shaped by the Sun’s Galactic Journey

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Physics & Mathematics, Space

an edward hopper-style painting of a neighborhood tavern closed because it is after 2 AM, with a warmly lit clock in the nearby town square and a prominent CLOSED sign on the bar's front window

Reducing late-night alcohol sales curbed all violent crimes by 23% annually in a Baltimore neighborhood

Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences

happy and relieved looking worker

Job Flexibility and Security Linked to Better Mental Health and Work-Life Balance

Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences

A Black woman with Alzheimer's

Study Identifies Genetic Variants Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Heart attack

Why people with obesity are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease

Categories Health

Obese man illustration from Pixabay

Novel Protein a Potential Game Changer in Obesity Treatment

Categories Health

A film of various brain scans seen on a lightbox on a wall

Researchers Find Brain Marker That Signals Future Suicide Risk

Categories Brain & Behavior

Photo by The Gender Spectrum Collection

What Causes Our Romantic Interest in Certain People

Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences

Dental xray of missing tooth

Replace missing teeth to lower risk of poor cognition?

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

A man's eye being held pen by two fingers

Age-related macular degeneration a risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection

Categories Health

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