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Summary: Researchers have developed a framework for understanding and changing habits by leveraging the brain’s automatic and goal-directed systems. Habits form when automatic responses overpower conscious control, leading to both everyday action slips and compulsive behaviors.The study identifies strategies like repetition, environmental adjustments, and implementation intentions to effectively make or

Summary: Researchers found that confined environments, like the International Space Station, alter the way people perceive food aromas, with emotions significantly coloring their responses. Using virtual reality to simulate space conditions, participants reported stronger smells for most aromas, except lemongrass, compared to a microgravity posture.Positive emotions heightened aroma perception, while

Summary: Fampridine, used for improving walking in multiple sclerosis, may also enhance working memory in individuals with schizophrenia or depression. A study found that the drug significantly improved working memory in participants with initially poor performance, but had no effect on those with strong baseline memory.Fampridine increases brain excitability, enabling

Summary: Wild bearded capuchins use social learning to solve problems, influenced by social tolerance and group dynamics. Researchers observed the monkeys interacting with a puzzle-box and found that grooming partners and tolerant individuals were more likely to learn from each other.Naïve monkeys often observed successful males, showing how social hierarchy

Summary: A new Alzheimer’s test collects just a few drops of blood from a finger prick, which can be mailed to a lab for analysis. The test measures biomarkers like pTau217 and has shown similar accuracy to traditional venous blood sampling.Unlike conventional methods, this approach doesn’t require cold-chain transportation, making

Summary: Scientists have reprogrammed mouse cells into pluripotent stem cells using a gene from choanoflagellates, single-celled organisms related to animals. This breakthrough demonstrates that key genes driving stem cell formation existed in unicellular ancestors nearly a billion years ago.The resulting stem cells were used to create a chimeric mouse, showcasing