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Neuroscience News: Depression Quietly Damages the Heart Through Stress Circuits. Quote: “In a large analysis of more than 85,000 adults, those with depression or anxiety — especially both — were significantly more likely to experience heart attack, stroke or heart failure.”

This reinforces that protecting heart health isn’t just about diet or exercise, it’s also about emotional health. Credit: Neuroscience News Depression Quietly Damages the Heart Through Stress Circuits FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology December 18, 2025 Summary: Depression and anxiety may heighten cardiovascular disease risk … Continue reading

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Down Syndrome: a narrative we all should read because it tells us of a doctor who decided to give of his time to the neglected people with disabilities in the UK in the 19th century. Please share this Christmas time.

Mr Commonsense @fopminui You’ve probably heard of Down syndrome. But very few people know why it carries that name. It has nothing to do with being “down,” slower, or less. It is the name of a man who chose dignity … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Self-Centeredness. “…Rather, the top five countries were Germany, Iraq, China, Nepal and South Korea, with the five countries with the lowest narcissism scores being Serbia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Denmark…”. U.S. was No 16

Study Challenges Myths About Self-Centeredness FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·December 14, 2025 Summary: A large international study of more than 45,000 people shows that narcissism is a universal personality trait—not one concentrated in any single country. Although nations differed somewhat, the five highest-scoring countries … Continue reading

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The findings showed that oxytocin specifically reduces both the subjective feeling of fear and its corresponding neural signature in social contexts, but not in non-social ones. Credit: Neuroscience News. AI to rescue “To overcome this, they developed an advanced AI-inspired brain model that can precisely track the conscious experience of fear in these dynamic, naturalistic situations.”

The findings showed that oxytocin specifically reduces both the subjective feeling of fear and its corresponding neural signature in social contexts, but not in non-social ones. Credit: Neuroscience News AI Brain Model Reveals How Fear Works in Real Life FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology … Continue reading

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Science News: Disscovery of first gene to directly cause mental illness

Your source for the latest research news New! Sign up for our free email newsletter. Science News from research organizations Scientists discover first gene proven to directly cause mental illness Date:December 2, 2025 Source:Universität Leipzig Summary:Scientists have discovered that a single gene, … Continue reading

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The Conversation: Elinor Harrison received funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Grammy Museum Foundation. She is affiliated with the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science and the Society for Music Perception and Cognition.

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Author Disclosure statement Elinor Harrison received funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Grammy Museum Foundation. She is affiliated with the International Association of Dance Medicine and … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Why Memories Change: How the Brain Rewrites the Past

A key part of the study focused on how the brain physically stores memories, highlighting the role of the hippocampus – a part of the brain that helps form and organise memories. Credit: Neuroscience News Why Memories Change: How the … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: AI Uncovers Hidden Stress Damage in the Body. “The findings show that larger adrenal volume is linked to higher stress, greater allostatic load, and increased risk of heart failure and mortality. Because millions of CT scans are already performed each year, this approach could transform early stress detection and prevention without requiring new tests or radiation.”

AI Uncovers Hidden Stress Damage in the Body FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·November 26, 2025 Summary: Researchers developed an AI tool that detects chronic stress by measuring adrenal gland volume on routine chest CT scans. This biomarker aligns with cortisol levels, stress questionnaires, and … Continue reading

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Futurism: Kids Who Got Cell Phones Early…

Something Grim Is Happening to Kids Who Got Cell Phones Early “When you give your kid a phone, you need to think of it as something that is significant for the kid’s health.” By Frank Landymore Published Dec 2, 2025 2:14 PM … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Ages 9, 32, 66, and 83

Summary: Researchers identified five major phases of human brain wiring that unfold from birth to old age, marked by four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66, and 83. Childhood and adolescence are periods of rapid reorganization, while adulthood brings … Continue reading

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