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Sleep loss may disrupt the brain’s ability to “unlearn” fear...

Nov 30, 2020 by

Sleep loss may disrupt the brain’s ability to “unlearn” fear

A new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging has found that getting less sleep than normal can impair the brain’s capacity to regulate fear. This may explain why frequent sleep disturbances make people more...

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Increasing sleep after trauma may help improve memory and learning...

Nov 19, 2020 by

Increasing sleep after trauma may help improve memory and learning

A new study from Washington State University has found that increasing the amount of time spent asleep immediately after a traumatic experience may easy any negative consequences. The research builds a case for sleep therapeutics following trauma—especially for military...

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Kids with autism, ADHD have more doctor and hospital visits in infancy...

Nov 17, 2020 by

Kids with autism, ADHD have more doctor and hospital visits in infancy

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center reported their findings on children with ADHD and autism having more doctor and hospital visits during infancy. The results were published in the journal Scientific Reports....

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Persistence of ADHD into adulthood is important predictor of car crash risk...

Nov 12, 2020 by

Persistence of ADHD into adulthood is important predictor of car crash risk

A new study reports that adults with ADHD have a higher risk of being involved in a car crash. The study found that the rate was 1.45 times higher in those adults with a childhood history of ADHD compared...

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Neuroprotective treatment on mice with TBI reversed cognitive impairment...

Nov 10, 2020 by

Neuroprotective treatment on mice with TBI reversed cognitive impairment

Researchers from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have found that it may be possible to halt or slow neurodegeneration in TBI survivors. The scientists were able to pharmacologically reverse cognitive impairment in animal models....

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Community noise may affect dementia risk

Nov 5, 2020 by

Community noise may affect dementia risk

A new study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia supports emerging evidence suggesting that noise may influence individuals’ risk of developing dementia later in life....

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