Senate panel: Dementia a $20 trillion threat
Senate panel: Dementia a $20 trillion threat. The United States has to continue to make funding scientific research on Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of […]
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The first two years of life are what make us smarter than chimps
The first two years of life are what make us smarter than chimps. Despite sharing 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, humans have much […]
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Scalpel-free brain surgery gives patients with tremor disorder steady hands
Scalpel-free brain surgery gives patients with tremor disorder steady hands Essential tremor is not the same as Parkinson’s disease, although both are marked by uncontrolled […]
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Stanford researchers use brain scans, algorithms to ID chronic pain patients
Stanford researchers use brain scans, algorithms to ID chronic pain patients. A picture – and an algorithm – may be worth a thousand words describing […]
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Illuminating brain tumors with scorpion toxins could save lives
Illuminating brain tumors with scorpion toxins could save lives Up until now, removing brain tumors has been a fairly imprecise – and thus highly dangerous […]
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Naughty or nice? Brain chemical may tell
Naughty or nice? Brain chemical may tell. Chemicals in your body can influence how generous or selfish you are. In recent years, experiments have explored […]
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Preparing the brain for a stroke before it occurs
Preparing the brain for a stroke before it occurs. Priming the brain to sprout new blood vessels before a stroke occurs could reduce the severity […]
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High-fat food linked with brain chemical changes, withdrawal symptoms
High-fat food linked with brain chemical changes, withdrawal symptoms. Eating junk food can actually change the brain, spurring symptoms of anxiety and depression if you […]
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Stress resilience, susceptibility traced to neurons in reward circuit
Stress resilience, susceptibility traced to neurons in reward circuit. A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to […]
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Newly identified compound can thwart protein implicated in Parkinson’s disease
Newly identified compound can thwart protein implicated in Parkinson’s disease. Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, has an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease because […]
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Concussion effects on child’s brain may last months after injury
Concussion effects on child’s brain may last months after injury. The effects of a concussion on a child’s brain can last months after the initial […]
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Brain displays an intrinsic mechanism for fighting infection
Brain displays an intrinsic mechanism for fighting infection. White blood cells have long reigned as the heroes of the immune system. When an infection strikes, […]
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Marijuana can have wide-ranging effects
Marijuana can have wide-ranging effects, such as short-term memory loss and increased heart rate. THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, “hijacks and corrupts” the natural […]
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‘Second screening’ may lead to depression
‘Second screening’ may lead to depression. Do you surf on your tablet or text on your phone while watching TV? If so, how’s your mood? […]
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Dementia Prevention?
Vitamin D and calcium supplements taken together in low doses offered no protection against dementia in a large U.S. study of older women
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Brain Damage in the NFL
Watch this video on YouTube 97% of NFL players with a history of head trauma showed some level of brain damage, a rate that is […]
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The ‘pacemaker’ implanted in the brain to prevent Alzheimer’s patients losing their memory
The ‘pacemaker’ implanted in the brain to prevent Alzheimer’s patients losing their memory. A ‘pacemaker’ has been implanted in to the brain of an Alzheimer’s […]
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ApoE Is an ideal target for halting progression of Alzheimer’s disease
ApoE Is an ideal target for halting progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Despite researchers’ best efforts, no drug exists that can slow, halt or reverse the […]
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Learning to control brain activity improves visual sensitivity
Learning to control brain activity improves visual sensitivity. Training people to control their own brain activity can enhance their visual sensitivity, according to a new […]
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Study supports link between stress, epileptic seizures
Study supports link between stress, epileptic seizures. Scientists have long thought that stress plays a role in epileptic seizures, and new evidence suggests that epilepsy […]
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Women with sleep apnea have higher degree of brain damage than men
Women with sleep apnea have higher degree of brain damage than men. Women suffering from sleep apnea have, on the whole, a higher degree of […]
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Stress causes brain to shrink
Stress causes brain to shrink. A new study has found that living a stressful life may lead to shrinking in important parts of the brain. […]
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Study bolsters link between routine hits and brain disease
Study bolsters link between routine hits and brain disease. The growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain injuries was amplified […]
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Zapping body and brain boosts movement in paralysed
A single session of nerve stimulation has improved the movement of people with spinal cord injuries. Mimicking the passage of nerve signals by stimulating a […]
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