Researchers comment moral demands for women to be fun and be happy undermine their citizenship and commitment to community.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Online Dating: Super Effective, or Just… Superficial?
People’s reasoning for “swiping right” on dating apps are based on attractiveness and the race for a potential partner, and these decisions are made in less than a second, a new study reports. Users who perceived themselves to be more attractive swiped…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Eight Ways Chemical Pollutants Harm the Body
From impairing nervous system function and changing bacterial communities in the microbiome to increasing oxidative stress and inflammation, researchers report on the ways in which exposure to chemical pollution harms the body.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Beauty is in the Brain of the Beholder: AI Generates Personally Attractive Images by Reading Brain Data
Combining brain activity data with artificial intelligence, researchers generated faces based upon what individuals considered to be attractive features.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How the Brain Reads Music: The Evidence for Musical Dyslexia
Identifying musical dyslexia could help explain why some musicians are proficient at reading musical scores, while others excel when it comes to playing by ear.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why We’re So Bad at Daydreaming, and How to Fix It
When people were presented with a list of scenarios that were meaningful or enjoyable, they enjoyed thinking 50% more than when they were instructed to think about whatever they wanted.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What I Learned When I Recreated the Famous ‘Doll Test’ That Looked at How Black Kids See Race
A new take on the Clark Doll Test reveals little Black girls still show racial bias in their treatment of Black dolls. Findings reconfirm Black children still view their Blackness in a negative way. Researchers say more focus should be placed on empowe…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Huntington’s Disease Driven by Slowed Protein-Building Machinery in Cells
The mutated huntingtin protein slows ribosome movement and decreases protein synthesis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Larger Pupils? You Might Just Have Gained Someone’s Trust
Autonomic mimicry in human social interactions is significant, a new study reports. Researchers found in computer facial simulations where the pupils were dilated, test subjects trusted the simulated face more and mimicked the pupillary response.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Anti-Hyperlipidemia Drug Improves Brain Connectivity Schizophrenia
Fenofibrate, a drug developed to control cholesterol, alleviated brain and behavioral abnormalities in mouse models of schizophrenia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Another Avenue to Tackling Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Psychologists have developed a 12-point list of sexual assault prevention strategies aimed at reducing the risk of college-aged males embarking on sexually aggressive or risky sexual behaviors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Test Enables Rapid Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment as Well as Dementia
A new computerized assessment appears to be effective in screening for mild cognitive impairment and dementia within five minutes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: mRNA Vaccine Developed to Treat MS-Like Condition in Mice
When injected with the new mRNA vaccine, mice with multiple sclerosis-like symptoms developed less severe symptoms than would normally occur.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A New Potential for Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers modified NG2 glial cells in the central nervous system into new neurons to promote recovery following spinal cord injury.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A New Way to Halt Excessive Inflammation
The protein Arginase-2 works through mitochondria to reduce inflammation. The findings could lead to new treatments for diseases associated with neuroinflammation, including multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Vision Impairment Is Associated With Mortality
Meta-analysis reveals those who have visual impairments or are blind have a higher risk of mortality compared to peers with better vision. The study found mortality risk was 29% higher in those with mild visual impairment and rose to 89% higher for tho…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Retinal Implants Can Give Artificial Vision to the Blind
A new retinal implant that works in conjunction with camera-equipped smart glasses and a microcomputer provides blind people with “artificial vision” by stimulating retinal cells.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Large Number of COVID-19 Survivors Will Experience Cognitive Complications
Study reveals a significant number of COVID-19 survivors suffer from a range of neuropsychological and cognitive problems following recovery. Coronavirus survivors report experiencing PTSD, depression, memory impairments, and attention impairments upon…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Does Your Brain Process Emotions? Answer Could Help Address Loneliness Epidemic
Specific brain regions respond in opposing ways when exposed to emotional stimuli associated with loneliness and wisdom.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: NIMH’s Dr. Andrea Beckel-Mitchener Named Deputy Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative
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