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Summary: Researchers compiled emerging evidence to prove that astrocytes, traditionally dismissed as passive, structural ...

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In a study published in Neuron, Ciaran Murphy-Royal, researcher at the Center de recherche du Center hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), and his team show that astrocyte activity in the ...

From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...

“Fear can freeze us in place, push us to fight or flee, or even drive us to seek comfort in others,” said Ashley Reno, Psy.D., associate professor and chief psychologist in the University of Alabama ...

Elizabeth Lucas A UAB assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology has received a $3.5 million grant to study how hormones influence the female brain’s response to ...

ABSTRACT: Background: To delay the onset of dementia with age, it is important for healthy adults to take preventive measures before cognitive decline occurs. Cognitive function decline is often ...