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Getting high on cannabis makes people vulnerable to 'false memories'
Live Science - 16 Feb 2020 16:01
Can you trust an eyewitness while they're high, or should you wait until they sober up?
Soldiers with TBI have higher rates of mental health disorders than those with other serious injuries
Neuroscience News - 16 Feb 2020 00:23
Soldiers who suffer traumatic brain injury are significantly more likely than those who suffer other serious injuries to be diagnosed with mental health disorders including PTSD, schizophrenia, and anxiety.
AI helps predict heart attacks and stroke
Neuroscience News - 16 Feb 2020 22:41
Using AI technology to analyze CMR scans, researchers were able to precisely quantify the blood flow to the heart muscles of patients. Comparing the AI-generated blood flow results with health outcomes, the team found th...
Red card! Depression linked to low sports activity
Neuroscience News - 16 Feb 2020 22:08
Participating in sports can help to reduce risk factors and improve symptoms of depression and anxiety. Indoor team athletics based sports were associated with lowering depression and anxiety.
Cough syrup drug being trialed as Parkinson's treatment
Neuroscience News - 16 Feb 2020 20:54
Ambroxol, a medication approved to treat coughs, may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. The medication is able to effectively cross the blood-brain barrier and increases levels of GCase in patients' brains. Amb...
Could a USB-C Charger's Chip Get You to the Moon? This Guy Did the Math so You Don't Have To
Singularity Hub - 16 Feb 2020 17:00
Comparing today's computers to their famous ancestors is a popular pastime. As we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing last year, the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) became a particularly juicy target. The ...
Can you 'turn off' a nightmare?
Live Science - 16 Feb 2020 14:00
With lucid dreaming, people can stop or even control their dreams.
Researchers create new tools to monitor water quality, measure water insecurity
EurekAlert! - 16 Feb 2020 07:00
(Northwestern University) A wife-husband team will present both high-tech and low-tech solutions for improving water security at this year's American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Se...
WWI Helmets Protect Against Shock Waves Just as Well as Modern Designs
Neuroscience News - 16 Feb 2020 00:02
Study reveals the French Adrian helmet, a combat helmet from World War 1, performs better than modern designs in protecting from overhead blasts.