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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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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: 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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Neuroscience News: Genetic Roots of Depression Reveal Strong Suicide Risk Signals

The genetic differences between the groups were large. Credit: Neuroscience News Genetic Roots of Depression Reveal Strong Suicide Risk Signals FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience ·November 14, 2025 Summary: New research shows that depression beginning before age 25 has a much stronger hereditary component than … Continue reading

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New Atlas: MIT’s injectable brain chips could treat disease without surgery. This includes mental illnesses

MIT’s injectable brain chips could treat disease without surgery By Abhimanyu Ghoshal November 12, 2025 MIT’s Circulatronics tech sees tiny chips injected into the bloodstream to reach the brain, negating the need for invasive surgery to deliver treatment for neurological disorders … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Dementia … risk actions by older people

Low Income, Vision Loss, and Isolation Drive Dementia Risk FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience November 12, 2025 Summary: A new study reveals that people with lower incomes and those from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups carry a higher burden of modifiable dementia risk … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Everyday Speech May Reveal Early Cognitive Decline

These features reliably predicted performance on cognitive tests, even after accounting for age, sex and education. Credit: Neuroscience News Everyday Speech May Reveal Early Cognitive Decline FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience ·November 11, 2025 Summary: Researchers found that everyday speech timing — including pauses, fillers, … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Music may lower risk of dementia by up to 39% in older adults

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Music may lower risk of dementia by up to 39% in older adults By Bronwyn Thompson October 27, 2025 New research suggests music can keep the brain sharp in older age Depositphotos Listening to or playing music later … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Why Teenage Songs Define Us: The Science of Musical Memory. Quote: Particularly interesting “Surprisingly, younger generations are now forming deep emotional ties to songs from decades before they were born, creating a cross-generational “cascading reminiscence bump.”

The reminiscence bump for music exists because it hits a perfect neurological and biographical sweet spot. Credit: Neuroscience News Why Teenage Songs Define Us: The Science of Musical Memory FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology October 17, 2025 Summary: A global study reveals that our most … Continue reading

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