Mindfulness may lower blood pressure in just 8 weeks
Simple practices such as mindfulness, gratitude journaling, and optimism training may improve several markers of cardiovascular health ...
Improving computational reproducibility in the social sciences
Department of Media and Communication, LMU Munich, Munich, GermanyMichael V. Reiss & Mario HaimMunich School of Manageme...
Anatomical white matter tracts span the cortical hierarchy to support cognitive diversity
Population-level dataTract-to-region atlasProbabilistic tract-to-region connections were obtained from a public...
HEPA air purifiers may boost brain function after just one month
Using an in-home HEPA purifier for one month spurs a small but significant improvement in brain function in adults age 40 and older. ...
Your sleep may be hiding an early clue to Alzheimer’s
Could subtle changes during sleep reveal vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease years before memory problems become noticeable? Researche...
Researchers followed 400,000 kids for 20 years and found a lasting pre-K advantage
Students who attended public school pre-K went on to perform better academically through high school than children who received family-...
Social technology use and life satisfaction in a five-wave panel study of US adults
Twenge, J. M., Martin, G. N. & Campbell, W. K. Decreases in psychological well-being among American adolescents after 20...
Scientists discover a brain “brake” that can shut down chronic pain
Deep inside the brain, a small group of nerve cells helps control how strongly pain signals are felt. Under normal conditions, this sys...
Smart nanoparticles light up brain cancer and destroy what surgery misses
Glioblastoma is considered the most aggressive type of brain cancer.
One reason it is so difficult to treat is that canc...
Ongoing thoughts at rest reflect functional brain organization and behaviour
Buckner, R. L., Andrews-Hanna, J. R. & Schacter, D. L. The brain’s default network: anatomy, function, and relevance to ...