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A brain imaging study of 1,189 people found that childhood trauma physically rewires the neural networks responsible for self-control, producing chronic procrastination decades later

A brain imaging study of 1,189 people found that childhood trauma physically rewires the neural networks responsible for self-control, producing chronic procrastination decades later

Aug 21 · 8 min read · NeuroImage

A study of 34,000 Nobel laureates, Olympic champions, and world-class musicians found that the children who showed the most promise early were rarely the ones who achieved the most as adults

A study of 34,000 Nobel laureates, Olympic champions, and world-class musicians found that the children who showed the most promise early were rarely the ones who achieved the most as adults

Aug 15 · 9 min read · Science

A clinical trial just found that schizophrenia and bipolar patients who switched to a ketogenic diet showed significant reductions in depression and psychosis after four months. The drug doses did not change.

Medical Research & Innovations

A clinical trial just found that schizophrenia and bipolar patients who switched to a ketogenic diet showed significant reductions in depression and psychosis after four months. The drug doses did not change.

Aug 8 · 8 min read · The journal of psychoses and related disorders

A new PNAS study explains why salary negotiation advice works for some people and backfires for others. The difference comes down to social class, not skill

A new PNAS study explains why salary negotiation advice works for some people and backfires for others. The difference comes down to social class, not skill

Aug 19 · 9 min read · PNAS

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

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

For 20 years, women were warned that hormone therapy raised their dementia risk. A study of 21,000 women just looked inside their autopsied brains and found the opposite

For 20 years, women were warned that hormone therapy raised their dementia risk. A study of 21,000 women just looked inside their autopsied brains and found the opposite

Aug 17 · 9 min read · Neurology journals

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

For decades, standard PTSD treatments have failed a significant portion of veterans. A new clinical trial found that psilocybin therapy put 75% of treatment-resistant patients into full remission

For decades, standard PTSD treatments have failed a significant portion of veterans. A new clinical trial found that psilocybin therapy put 75% of treatment-resistant patients into full remission

Jul 31 · 7 min read · Nature

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