Stop Signals Reduce Dopamine Levels and Dancing in Honeybees

Summary: Receiving a stop signal associated with negative food conditions can decrease brain dopamine levels in dancing honeybees. The study also discovered that artificially increasing dopamine levels in bees reduces…

Kombucha to Kimchi: Which Fermented Foods Are Best for Your Brain?

Summary: Fermented foods such as kimchi and kombucha contain amino acids which are key to the production of serotonin and consuming these foods can have a positive impact on mood…

In Sync Brainwaves Predict Learning

Summary: Students have better learning outcomes when their brains are in sync with their fellow students and teachers, researchers discovered. Source: NYU Students whose brainwaves are more in sync with…

Hibernating bears don’t get blood clots. Now scientists know why

People stuck sitting in tight airplane seats for an entire long-haul flight are at risk of dangerous blood clots. But somehow immobile, hibernating bears are not. Now scientists know why.…

‘Flash droughts’ are growing increasingly common

Fast-forming droughts are occurring more often and with greater speed in many parts of the world due to climate change, a new study finds. These “flash droughts” are replacing more…

Students Plan Plant-Based Meals for Earth Week

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – In honor of Earth Week, Auburn students plan a plant-based meal at the Edge Central Dining Hall.  Auburn students, Grace Reilein, Emory Morgan and Elie Creswell,…

Plant-based seafood market continues to swim upstream, but adds variety to consumer diets

Consumer perception of plant-based foods is rooted in nutrition and health, according to FMI – The Food Industry Association’s report, Power of Plant-Based Seafood.​ The benefits of a plant-based diet…

Boosh Plant-Based Brands Inc. Announces Engagement with Storied Health Partners and Debt Settlement – Boosh Plant-Based Brands (OTC:VGGIF)

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 13, 2023) – Boosh Plant-Based Brands Inc. VEGI VGGIF (FSE: 77i) (“Boosh” or the “Company“), a premier plant-based brand in the “better for you” food…

Father’s Alcohol Consumption Before Conception Linked to Brain and Facial Defects in Offspring

Summary: Researchers report paternal alcohol exposure prior to conception is associated with an increased risk of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and facial growth defects in their offspring. Source: Texas A&M…

Listening to Music During Pregnancy Benefits Baby Brain’s Ability to Encode Speech Sounds

Summary: Exposure to music or the sound of the mother singing while in the womb was associated with better neural encoding of speech sounds in infants. Source: University of Barcelona…