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Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains

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TUESDAY, April 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Long periods of time in space may cause brain volume increases in astronauts, new research shows.
Extended periods in space have long been known to cause vision pr...
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Novel high-speed microscope captures brain neuroactivities

Our brain contains tens of billions of nerve cells (neurons) which constantly communicate with each other by sending chemical and electrical flashes, each lasting a short one millisecond (0.001 sec). In every millisecond, these billions of swift-flying flashes altogether traveling in a giant star...
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Students often do not question online information

The Internet and social media are among the most frequently used sources of information today. Students, too, often prefer online information rather than traditional teaching materials provided by universities. According to a study conducted by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Goethe...
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Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?

Title: Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Category: Health News
Created: 4/14/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/14/2020 12:00:00 AM

Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer’s

Title: Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 4/13/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/14/2020 12:00:00 AM

Brain Plaques Signal Alzheimer’s Even Before Other Symptoms Emerge: Study

Title: Brain Plaques Signal Alzheimer's Even Before Other Symptoms Emerge: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 4/13/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/14/2020 12:00:00 AM

High Court to Hear Telephone Arguments, Including in Religious-School Case

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments remotely in May in about half of the cases postponed from its March and April sessions due to the coronavirus pandemic, including a major case on whether religious schools are exempt from empl...
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Time on screens has little impact on kids' social skills

Despite the time spent with smartphones and social media, young people today are just as socially skilled as those from the previous generation, a new study suggests.
Researchers compared teacher and parent evaluations of children who started kindergarten in 1998 -- six years before F...
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One School’s Special Guest Speaker ‘on the Zoom’: Supreme Court Justice Breyer

Students at a New York City private school had a special guest early this month as coronavirus concerns forced them to converge on Zoom: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer.
Breyer spent a good 70 minutes on April 1 addressing the ...
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Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression

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FRIDAY, April 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A type of talk therapy by phone may help treat depression in people with ...
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