Wearable ultrasound patch boosts REM sleep without drugs or surgery
Researchers led by the University of Texas at Austin have created a soft wearable patch that improved REM sleep in real-world testing w...
Nearly half of dementia cases may be linked to risks you can change
Nearly half of dementia cases may be connected to risk factors that people can potentially change, including smoking and high blood pre...
Individual and differential harm in redistricting
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THC medication made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than a third of patients
Nightmares can be one of the most distressing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition that may develop after a p...
Scientists discover the brain cells that keep you motivated
What allows people to keep working toward a goal when the challenge becomes more demanding? Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan h...
Sitting up straight may improve your mood and decision-making
A person's posture may subtly affect both emotional state and decision-making, according to new research from McGill University. In a l...
Fluctuations in arousal reflect latent state transitions that facilitate behavioural optimization
Ethics informationInformed consent was obtained from each participant in the study, and all procedures were per...
Interaction with AI companions and psychological well-being
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Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight
For decades, we’ve been told that weight loss is a matter of willpower: eat less, move more. But modern science has proven this
Two new compounds could reveal hidden drivers of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia and currently affects more than seven million people in the United States. Some av...