Research

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Researchers have analyzed data from more than 40,000 people in the UK, and found that changes in fruit and vegetable consumption are correlated with changes in mental well-being. February 5, 2019—A key feature of this work is that the study was able to follow the same individuals over time. The study also controlled for alternative...

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Older people who have less slow-wave sleep have higher levels of the brain protein tau. Elevated tau is a sign of Alzheimer’s disease and has been linked to brain damage and cognitive decline. January 9, 2019, St. Louis, MO—Poor sleep is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. People with the disease tend to wake up tired,...

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You may be familiar with the saying, “You are what you eat,” but did you know the food you eat could impact your memory? January 28, 2019, AMES, IA—Auriel Willette, assistant professor, and his team of researchers in Iowa State University’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition discovered a satiety hormone that, at higher...

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The FDA’s approval of Spravato (esketamine) offers hope to millions living with hard-to-treat depression. March 5, 2019—The FDA has approved Johnson & Johnson’s Spravato for treatment-resistant depression. The drug represents the first new major pharmaceutical advancement in the treatment of depression since Prozac was introduced in the late 1980s. “This is potentially a game changer...

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In a sweeping new study, Indiana University psychologists have found that a series of self-guided, internet-based therapy platforms effectively reduce depression.   December 11, 2018—The work, which reviewed 21 pre-existing studies with a total of 4,781 participants, was published in the November issue of the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The study was led by...

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Seeing pictures of food with calorie information not only makes food less appetizing but it also appears to change the way your brain responds to the food.   December 20, 2018—Seeing pictures of food with calorie information not only makes food less appetizing but it also appears to change the way your brain responds to...

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The human brain needs to suppress obvious ideas in order to reach the most creative ones. These obvious associations are present in both convergent and divergent thinking.   December 10, 2018, London, England—The human brain needs to suppress obvious ideas in order to reach the most creative ones, according to scientists at Queen Mary University...

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New research finds that higher levels of vitamin D are associated with better exercise capacity.   October 30, 2018, Richmond, VA—Vitamin D levels in the blood are linked to cardiorespiratory fitness, according to a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a publication of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Our study...

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Faces that are seen as competent are also perceived as more masculine, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.   December 7, 2018—”Our research sheds light on the pernicious gender bias in how we perceive others—we judge masculine looking people as competent, a judgment that can affect...

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Investigators identify, assess underlying mechanisms that may explain diet’s 25 percent reduction in cardiovascular risk for American women   December 7, 2018, BOSTON, MA—A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health offers insights from a cohort study of women in the...