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Irvine, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine are the first to reveal how two neural circuits located in the brain’s retrosplenial cortex are directly linked to spatial navigation and memory storage. This discovery could lead to more precise medical treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders by allowing them to target pathway-specific neural circuits.

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Computer-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy (CCBT) and mobile mental health applications warrant continued development and ongoing efforts to increase acceptance among patients and clinicians, according to a review published in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice®, part of the Lippincott portfolio from Wolters Kluwer.

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Joshua Yuan, Susie Dai and colleagues at Washington University and Texas A&M create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and bioconversion.

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Variation in the Measurement of Sexual Orientations is Associated with Sexual Orientation-related Mental Health Disparities

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In this study, published in the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Kama and Lehavy focus on understanding how managerial perception of future demand uncertainty and the price they can charge for products impact their choices of the type of resources they plan to use in the business.

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With U.S. tariffs rising and trade relations becoming strained, these firms are seeking leaders who can provide the strategic insight necessary to adapt to a shifting global landscape and pursue alternative markets for growth.The research, which examined 3,440 Chinese public firms, shows that with exports to the U.S. declining, Chinese firms appear to be focusing on the European markets as a primary alternative. After trade war-related tariff increases, exports to non-U.S. countries—especially the European Union—saw moderate increases.

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Nebraska's Robert Woody believes the heart of music lies in the human experience behind it. In his research, he delves into the ways music shapes and is influenced by human cognition, behavior and emotion.

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Relief is coming for crime scene investigators and toxicologists who have struggled to accurately and swiftly identify drugs that have been seized by law enforcement and may be relied on as evidence at trial, thanks to a research partnership between West Virginia University and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

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UCLA researchers have uncovered a surprising new role for netrin1, a crucial protein in neural development, as a regulator that limits bone morphogenetic protein signaling in the developing spinal cord.

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Cedars-Sinai investigators are one step closer to manufacturing stem cells in space, which could speed up the development of new medical therapies on Earth. The first published data from the experiments conducted on a private space mission appeared in the peer-reviewed Nature portfolio journal NPJ Microgravity.