Month: February 2020

Diurnal Cortisol Slope Mediates the Association Between Affect and Memory Retrieval in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Path-Analytical Study

BackgroundMemory deficits are linked to dysfunctional HPA axis activity and negative affect in older adults. This study evaluated the mediating effect of the diurnal cortisol pattern on the relationship between affect and memory in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).MethodsThis longitudinal study recruited 189 Chinese older adults with MCI from elderly centers in Hong […]

Published on February 22, 2020

A little good is good enough — excuses and ‘indulgence effects’ in consumption

Ecofriendly materials, produced under good work conditions — convincing arguments for most of us. But how do consumers really weigh compliance with such ethical standards? Not as much as they think: Researchers used an example from textile industry to demonstrate that customers unconsciously use a single ethical aspect as an excuse for less moral behavior […]

Published on February 21, 2020

Antidepressant harms baby neurons in lab-grown ‘mini-brains’

Researchers have demonstrated the use of stem-cell-derived ‘mini-brains’ to detect harmful side effects of a common drug on the developing brain. Mini-brains are miniature human brain models, developed with human cells and barely visible to the human eye, whose cellular mechanisms mimic those of the developing human brain. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David […]

Published on February 21, 2020