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Dec 09, 2019

Dunking makes for a quieter brain: Athletes have larger responses to sound than nonathletes, driven by a reduction in their level of background neural noise.

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Nov 18, 2019

Mice brain study shows that when brains learn new life skills, expert brains have more active and faster responding neurons compared to the novice level. Researchers could even see the mouse’s brain preparing for expert decisions before they execute it.

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Oct 21, 2019

Yale study finds brief speech spoken out of context is enough to allow people to discern the social class of speakers at levels above chance accuracy

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Oct 17, 2019

30 healthy, non-smokers vaped e-cigs without nicotine or THC, and still experienced a measurable increase in lung inflammation after just 4 weeks of use. While the changes are small, this adds to evidence that vaping itself can alter the lungs, regardless of what's in the cartridge.

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Oct 09, 2019

We have a "salamander-like" ability that may alter the future of amputees: While our own ability to regenerate is very limited in comparison, this still establishes a basis for human limb regeneration.

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Oct 01, 2019

Scientists present new evidence that great apes possess the “theory of mind,” which means they can attribute mental states to themselves and others, and also understand that others may believe different information than they do.

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Sep 19, 2019

Reading, a relatively new skill for humans, can peacefully coexist with an ancient skill like observing the world, instead of competing with it for brainpower: "We found that literacy enhances responses to other visual input in early visual areas and enhances representational similarity."

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Aug 28, 2019

A genetic mutation explains why “natural short sleepers” only need 4 to 6 hours of sleep. In a human and mouse study, a mutation in ADRB1 was shown to affect wakefulness and REM sleep, causing short sleep without negative effects.

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Aug 07, 2019

Researchers suggest that the use of gender-neutral pronouns has less to do with political correctness than it does with changing perceptions of historically marginalized groups.

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Jun 08, 2019

Eating while standing reduces a person’s enjoyment of food, leading them to eat less than seated eaters, because of their focus on the physical discomfort of standing, suggests a new study. However, standing people enjoyed unpleasant food more, because they weren’t paying as much attention to it.

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Jun 03, 2019

CCR5-∆32, the mutation inserted into the genome of a human embryo in China's rogue gene editing trial to confer HIV resistance, is linked to a 21% increase in all-cause mortality rate in people of British ancestry who are homozygous for the allele. (n=409,693)

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Apr 24, 2019

Researchers suggest that brain-computer interfaces — also known as neuroprostheses — are within reach: In the journal Nature, they show evidence that they could decode neuronal signals into human speech.

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Apr 18, 2019

Exercising later in the day may increase workout efficiency, making it easier to go harder, shows body clock study on humans and mice. In mice, muscles used in exercise have more efficient fatty acid oxidation and glycolysis in the evening.

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Apr 17, 2019

The brains of dead pigs showed restored cellular activity after they were hooked up to a system called BrainEx 4 hours after death. It did not restore consciousness but revived circulation to arteries, small blood vessels, and capillaries.

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Apr 08, 2019

Researchers have isolated and grown a species of methane-eating soil bacteria for the first time. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas responsible for climate change, and this discovery could pave the way for future experiments in scrubbing methane from the atmosphere.

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Apr 02, 2019

PNAS study on diversity training found the people most likely to change behaviors are those that training is designed to elevate: Women and racial minorities. American men were also the least likely to be affected by diversity training.

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