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Imagine the human brain as a bustling city, with important hubs connecting different neighborhoods. In Alzheimer’s disease, these hub regions, called the rich-club, play a crucial role in cognitive function. But are there differences in the rich-club between men and women with AD? Scientists investigated this question by studying brain images of 826 individuals, including […]
A fascinating new study delves into the relationship between smoking, alcohol consumption, and the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The researchers analyzed data from over 3.9 million patients to assess the influence of changes in smoking and alcohol consumption on PD risk. Surprisingly, the study found that sustained smokers, regardless of intensity, had a lower […]
Just like Winter and their team found a similar bias in English, this replication study aims to uncover whether the German language also has a preference for addition. The results confirm that there is indeed a bias in word frequencies and binomial expressions in German, suggesting that more is considered better. However, when it comes […]
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