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The Collaborative Library: Breaking Barriers, Empowering Minds. Democratising Scientific Knowledge for All.

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Could gum disease affect dementia risk? 🦷🧠

A review found harmful oral bacteria appear more often in people with Alzheimer’s, while protective bacteria decline.

Oral health may matter more for brain health than we realised.

🎥 https://t.co/LYbloJfJEt

#Dementia #BrainHealth

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🧠 Could the gut be the missing link in depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s?

Scientists are increasingly linking gut health to brain health.

Read more: https://t.co/oEt8lZHErN

#GutBrainAxis #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #HumanReviewed

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😴 Sleeping all night ≠ good sleep.

Hidden breathing disruptions can:
→ change brain activity
→ affect attention

And they often don’t show up on standard tests.
Sleep is more complex than we think: https://t.co/G5654g1YvZ

#Sleep #SleepApnea

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What if support only shows up when it’s most needed?
Parenting programme for children with Autism

→ no early benefit
2 years later (COVID stress):
↓ parent stress
↓ child irritability

Small effects, but interesting result.

▶️ https://t.co/FGfZjViMfH

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🧠 Stroke recovery ≠ just physical.

1 in 3 develop depression → worse long-term outcomes

But recovery from depression improves survival + independence.

Mental health matters.

5-minute read: https://t.co/dg9hHRzZBO

#StrokeRecovery #MentalHealth

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🧠 What if ADHD starts in the gut?

Fewer “good” bacteria → fewer brain-supporting chemicals→ worse attention

Restoring gut balance improved symptoms (early evidence!)

👉 6-minute read: https://t.co/X8nC1hossH

#ADHD #Neuroscience #GutBrainAxis #MentalHealth

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New summary from Mirror @sci_integrity:

🤖 Is AI fuelling false findings in science?

New analysis found a surge in AI use in health studies using large datasets — many without proper statistical checks.

▶ https://t.co/FNXfkHW1W6

#MIRROR #MetaScience #AIinScience

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New summary from Mirror @sci_integrity:

Early-Bird Papers: Who Really Uses Preprints?
They are rising, but unevenly.

Global study shows physics still dominates. Some regions use preprints twice as much as others.

▶ https://t.co/MtSPYQYXRU

#MIRROR #MetaScience #Preprints

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New summary from Mirror @sci_integrity:

Science improves when data is shared — but not all journals are on board yet. Review of 165 medical journals found only 36% allow data repositories.

▶ https://t.co/BBBQsdsMt2 #MIRROR #OpenScience #DataSharing #MetaScience

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🧬🏫 Genes or upbringing? A large study shows children follow their parents in education because of both DNA and the home environment.

Motivation and support at home matter as much as inherited ability. 👉 Summary: https://t.co/KVDZJqSJ7H

#Education #Parenting #Science

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🎮🔥 Do violent video games make kids aggressive?

A large UK study found no meaningful link between time spent playing violent games and aggressive behaviour.
Sometimes the danger isn’t the game — it’s jumping to conclusions.

↓
https://t.co/bEKdDsubvd
#VideoGames

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🎵🧠 Beyond the 27 Club

Musicians face higher suicide risk — not because they’re “tortured geniuses”, but because of working conditions: insecurity, pressure, isolation.

It’s public health and it’s preventable.

https://t.co/pUWfO1noDY

#MusicianMentalHealth #SuicidePrevention

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🧠🏙️ Teenage depression isn’t one-size-fits-all

A new video explains how body chemistry and inflammation may affect depression differently in girls and boys — and why girls are at higher risk during adolescence.

https://t.co/RNsuXQrlh5

#TeenMentalHealth #Depression #Neurosci

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🌰🦠 Almonds & your gut

A new study found almonds don’t dramatically change gut bacteria — but they do boost helpful gut chemicals and are easy to tolerate.

Not a miracle. Still useful 🌰

👉 Summary: https://t.co/32F8Pgaepf

#GutHealth #NutritionScience #Microbiome

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🐶🧠 Your dog can sense “more” — without counting

Brain scans show dogs naturally detect quantity, using an ancient system shared with humans.

👉 Summary: https://t.co/oJbf4eOAhJ

#DogScience #Neuroscience #ScienceIsCute

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📚🌍 Who really benefits from open access?

Global study of 8M papers shows low-income countries lead in open access, while middle-income countries are priced out.

Knowledge should be free — the system still isn’t fair.

👉 https://t.co/sAb1ORUf8s

#OpenScience #ResearchEquity

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📱🧠 Parkinson’s care at home?

A small study found that a smartphone exercise app was safe, well-used, and improved movement and thinking in people with Parkinson’s.

Early evidence — promising for accessible home-based care.

👉 https://t.co/kUnITx3UYw

#Parkinsons #Neurology

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🧠📵 Teens, time alone & the brain

Just a few hours of isolation made teens’ brains more threat-sensitive.

Phones and social media didn’t calm it — real people did.

👉 Summary: https://t.co/9PDqfpHpKE

#TeenMentalHealth #Neuroscience #DigitalWellbeing

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🧠🤰 MS & pregnancy

A study of 95 women found no rise in stress, mood problems or fatigue during pregnancy.
Higher depression risk only appeared when MS symptoms worsened.

👉 Summary: https://t.co/VT8SaJrPSb

#MS #Pregnancy #MentalHealth

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🧬🌱 Gut microbes + melanoma treatment

A major study found that gut bacteria influence who responds to immunotherapy — but no single microbe predicts it.

👉 Summary: https://t.co/bZcoRGPwwE

#Cancer #Melanoma #Microbiome #Immunotherapy