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A study of 2,410 adults found that regularly sleeping nine hours or more raises blood levels of the main protein used to detect early Alzheimer’s. The curve spikes sharply past ten hours

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A study of 2,410 adults found that regularly sleeping nine hours or more raises blood levels of the main protein used to detect early Alzheimer’s. The curve spikes sharply past ten hours

Aug 12 · 8 min read · Alzheimer's & Dementia

The Dunning-Kruger effect says the least competent people are the most overconfident. A new study from Bath and LSE found it is actually the other way around

The Dunning-Kruger effect says the least competent people are the most overconfident. A new study from Bath and LSE found it is actually the other way around

Jul 29 · 6 min read · Psychological Review

A new study found the brain circuit that explains why you lose your appetite when you are anxious, and discovered it works like a single switch controlling both at once

A new study found the brain circuit that explains why you lose your appetite when you are anxious, and discovered it works like a single switch controlling both at once

Jul 23 · 8 min read · PNAS

A study of 544,000 couples across 29 countries confirmed that relationships fail more often when women earn more, then ruled out almost every explanation researchers assumed was responsible

A study of 544,000 couples across 29 countries confirmed that relationships fail more often when women earn more, then ruled out almost every explanation researchers assumed was responsible

Jul 9 · 7 min read · Journal of Marriage and Family

A new study in Science found that the brain does not age gradually. Around age 50, its memory center undergoes a rapid immune overhaul that may explain why dementia risk rises so sharply in later life.

A new study in Science found that the brain does not age gradually. Around age 50, its memory center undergoes a rapid immune overhaul that may explain why dementia risk rises so sharply in later life.

Aug 10 · 7 min read · Science

New research finds losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night triggers weight gain, but not through the mechanism scientists assumed

New research finds losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night triggers weight gain, but not through the mechanism scientists assumed

Jul 27 · 5 min read · Annals of Internal Medicine

People with narcolepsy collapse when they laugh or feel joy. Scientists just found the brain circuit responsible, and it runs through the love hormone

People with narcolepsy collapse when they laugh or feel joy. Scientists just found the brain circuit responsible, and it runs through the love hormone

Jul 19 · 9 min read · Nature

New research challenges the assumption that family breakdown is purely a parental story. Genomic data from 40,000 children tells a more complicated picture

New research challenges the assumption that family breakdown is purely a parental story. Genomic data from 40,000 children tells a more complicated picture

Aug 5 · 7 min read · PNAS

Teens who spend 6 hours a day on social media are twice as likely to develop anxiety. A new study found their risk of suicidal thoughts triples

Teens who spend 6 hours a day on social media are twice as likely to develop anxiety. A new study found their risk of suicidal thoughts triples

Jul 25 · 6 min read · Pediatrics Open Science

A five-year study of 10,000 adolescents found that the pandemic damaged every teenager’s mental health, then hit the most genetically vulnerable ones with additional harm on top

A five-year study of 10,000 adolescents found that the pandemic damaged every teenager’s mental health, then hit the most genetically vulnerable ones with additional harm on top

Jul 15 · 8 min read · Nature Translational Psychiatry

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