Childhood brain injury could lead to crime later in life
Childhood brain injury could lead to crime later in life. People who suffer a traumatic brain injury as a child are more likely to commit […]
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How depression and stress trigger loss of brain volume
How depression, stress trigger loss of brain volume. People who suffer from chronic stress or major depression tend to lose brain volume, and such loss […]
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Clues to autism emerge from brain imaging
Clues to autism emerge from brain imaging. Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had significant variation in cortical volume, thickness, and surface area compared […]
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Evidence of ‘chemo brain’ verified by researchers
Evidence of ‘chemo brain’ verified by researchers. For many cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, memory problems and a general mental haziness often plague them during and […]
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Metabolic protein launches sugar feast that nurtures brain tumors
Metabolic protein launches sugar feast that nurtures brain tumors. Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have tracked down a cancer-promoting protein’s […]
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Fetal alcohol exposure affects brain structure in children
Fetal alcohol exposure affects brain structure in children. Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development exhibit changes in brain structure, brain function and metabolism that […]
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How pedal power could ease Parkinson’s
How pedal power could ease Parkinson’s: Cycling can improve connections in brain regions linked to the disease. The exercise boosted patients’ co-ordination and balance, research […]
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Smoking “rots” the brain by damaging memory
Smoking “rots” the brain by damaging memory (memory loss), learning and reasoning, according to researchers at King’s College London. A study of 8,800 people over […]
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Women with Alzheimer’s deteriorate faster than men
Women with Alzheimer’s deteriorate faster than men. Women with Alzheimer’s show worse mental deterioration than men with the disease, even when at the same stage […]
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Using music to reset the sleepless brain
Using music to reset the sleepless brain. Sleep problems and insomnia are common among Americans with half of the population suffering from insomnia. New pilot […]
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Fetus Yawning Reveals Brain Development
Even fetuses yawn, a new study shows. During the second and third trimester, fetuses yawn frequently, and those yawns can be distinguished in four-dimensional ultrasounds […]
Continue reading »Treatment For Brain Injury Disappoints In Study
The hunt for brain injury treatments has suffered a big disappointment in a major study that found zero benefits from a supplement that the U.S. […]
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Mind-reading scan locates site of meaning in the brain
Mind-reading scan locates site of meaning in the brain. Meanings of words can be hard to locate when they are on the tip of your […]
Continue reading »The Memory Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is difficult to treat because it is stored throughout the brain. And just as you can suffer from a little to a lot of […]
Continue reading »Neurons made from stem cells drive brain activity after transplantation in laboratory model. Sanford-Burnham researchers convince transplanted stem cell-derived neurons to direct cognitive function—getting us […]
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Light at night may lead to depression, brain functioning problems
Light at night may lead to depression, brain functioning problems. Reading on your iPad, surfing the web on your laptop and watching TV late into […]
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Alzheimer’s signs show in young brain
Alzheimer’s signs show in young brain. Scientists studying Alzheimer’s disease are increasingly finding clues that the brain begins to deteriorate years before a person shows […]
Continue reading »Brain Injury And Pesticide Exposure Combo May Triple Parkinson’s Risk
Having a head injury can be risky enough, but a new study finds people who suffered a traumatic brain injury and lived in area with […]
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Early autism treatment changes social behavior
Early autism treatment changes social behavior, brain. Researchers at the School of Medicine’s Child Study Center have demonstrated the effectiveness of early intervention treatments for […]
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Doctors talk to vegetative patient through brain scans
Doctors talk to vegetative patient through brain scans. Doctors have managed to communicate with a patient who’s been in a vegetative state for more than […]
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