A Simple Tapping Task Taps Into the Brain’s Three Core Executive Functions
French researchers show that a progressive tempo tapping task recruits working memory, inhibition, and switching in distinct phases, offering a ...
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Pain Fuels Aggression Through Emotion, Not Lost Self-Control, Four Experiments Show
A four-experiment study in BMC Psychology finds that acute pain increases aggressive responses primarily by intensifying negative emotions rather than ...
Japanese Teachers Can Now Screen Kids’ Executive Function Before School Starts
A validated Japanese teacher-rated version of the CHEXI questionnaire now lets educators screen five- and six-year-olds' working memory and inhibition ...
Feeding a flavonoid to trick flax roots into making more anticancer lignan
Exogenous vitexin supplementation significantly boosts justicidin B accumulation in Linum root cultures by rerouting the phenylpropanoid pathway toward lignan biosynthesis.
Ovarian Cancer Cells Outsmart CXCR4 Blockade at High Doses, Study Finds
New research shows that blocking the CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling axis in ovarian cancer cells produces a paradoxical biphasic response, with moderate ...
Nano-TiO₂ accelerates cement early but quietly locks its crystals later
New research shows nano-TiO₂ does far more than speed up cement hydration. It accelerates crystallization early, then stabilizes metastable C-S-H ...
Androgen Receptor Blockade Turns Cell-Survival Machinery Against Resistant Cancers
A new study published in Cell Death Discovery has identified a promising strategy to overcome one of the most stubborn ...
Chemical inhibition of α-mannosidase in S. mansoni schistosomula leads to reshaped N-glycosylation associated with developmental alterations
Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms of the genus Schistosoma, afflicts more than 230 million people worldwide, ...
Suppressed Assertiveness Linked to Worse Depression Outcomes and Relapse, Study Finds
A study of 416 depressed inpatients links inhibition of constructive, non-violent assertiveness to poorer treatment response, persistent symptoms, and psychiatric ...
Rethinking the Mind’s Brakes: Inhibition Is Not One Skill but Many
A new study of 313 young adults shows that inhibition is not a single mental skill but a set of ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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