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Heart rate could predict depression

New research has identified a link between heart rate and depression, which could help with the diagnosis and treatment of the mental health issue. A new pilot study has found that depression can be predicted with a 90% accuracy by analyzing a person’s heart rate over 24 hours. The research, presented virtually at the 33rd […]

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Smell changes memory processing and could treat trauma

Smells can reinvigorate old memories in a way that doctors could use to treat memory-related mood disorders, suggests a study in mice from Boston University. The nature of memory is one of the biggest mysteries of neuroscience. Memories are at the basis of who we are, and how the brain processes and consolidates them is […]