Brain’s stunted growth behind teen misbehaviour
April 1st, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 1 (IANS) Teenaged children who misbehave have stunted growth in brain areas that deal with emotions, especially fear and the ability to feel the pain of others.Their anti-social ... Read more...
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Bone drug may help prevent spread of early lung cancer
February 26th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): Italian researchers have found that a drug, currently used to treat bone metastases in patients with lung cancer, could also be useful to prevent the cancer from spreading ... Read more...
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Our willingness to listen to music is a biological trait
February 26th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have examined the biological basis of listening to music.In the study of University of Helsinki and Sibelius-Academy, Helsinki, 31 Finnish families with 437 ... Read more...
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Study identifies key mechanisms in geographic atrophy
February 7th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7 (ANI): A new study from researchers of the University of Kentucky has discovered a molecular mechanism implicated in geographic atrophy, the major cause of untreatable blindness in the industrialized ... Read more...
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Scientists take major step toward first biological test for autism
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Scientists have developed the best biologically based test for autism to date.The test, developed by researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital and the University of Utah, was able ... Read more...
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Gene duplication discovered in patients with major depression
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Major depression patients have a duplicated region of DNA on chromosome 5, according to a new research.The gene involved plays an important role in the development of nerve ... Read more...
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Age-related hearing loss linked to low serum levels of folic acid
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 02 (ANI): A new study has revealed that age-related hearing loss (ARHL), one of the four most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly, is associated with low serum levels of ... Read more...
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Biological basis of brain’s ability for rapid adaptation revealed
November 23rd, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): When you detect an object flying at your head, you first move out of the way and then you try to determine what the object is. Your brain's ... Read more...
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Cold sensing in newborns takes time to ’switch on’ fully
June 18th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Cold sensing in the newborn develops well after birth, suggests a new American study.The researchers used mice for the study and found neural circuits in newborn mice take ... Read more...
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Opioid-blocking med reduces brain’s response to alcoholism cues
May 27th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Opioid blocker extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX) is able to reduce the brain's response to cues that may cause alcoholics to relapse, researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have reported.In ... Read more...
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Chinese Lunar Calendar method of predicting baby’s sex ‘not trustworthy’
May 26th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 26 (ANI): The so-called Chinese Lunar Calendar method of predicting a baby's sex is no more accurate than flipping a coin, a University of Michigan epidemiologist suggests.Dr. Eduardo Villamor of ... Read more...
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Having greater purpose in life linked to reduced Alzheimer’s risk
March 2nd, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): A new study has shown that individuals who have greater purpose in their lives are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or its precursor, mild cognitive impairment."Purpose in ... Read more...
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Key hormone helps animals bond
February 26th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Scientists have pinpointed how a key hormone helps animals recognise others by their smell.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown that the hormone vasopressin helps the brain ... Read more...
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How key hormone helps animals to recognize others by their smell
February 25th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have pinpointed how a key hormone helps animals to recognize others by their smell.The study, by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, has ... Read more...
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How a hormone helps animals recognise each other by smell
February 25th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have pinpointed how a key hormone, known as vasopressin, helps animals recognise each other by their smell.The new study into how animals ... Read more...
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New test boosts accuracy, efficiency of detecting ADHD
February 20th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 20 (IANS) The accuracy and efficiency of identifying Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the young could improve by 30 percent, thanks to a new testing method.
Its symptoms are ... Read more...
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Sudden infant deaths linked to low serotonin levels
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) The brains of infants who die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) produce low levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that conveys messages between cells and plays ... Read more...
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Low levels of serotonin linked to sudden infant death syndrome
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): Scientists have found a link between low levels of serotonin - a brain chemical that conveys messages between cells - and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).They found ... Read more...
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Musical chords mimic the emotion of speech
December 15th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): The tones of happiness and sadness in speech are mimicked in musical chords, Duke University neuroscientists have shown.In two new studies, researchers found that the musical scales most ... Read more...
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Music and human speech are biologically linked
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Duke University neuroscientists have shown new evidence that a deep biological link exists between human music and speech.In two new studies, researchers found that the musical scales most ... Read more...
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Music and speech linked in our nerves
December 3rd, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Neuroscientists have unearthed powerful new evidence of a deep biological link between human music and speech.
A pair of new studies by Duke University researchers found that the musical ... Read more...
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Scientists explain why breathing carbon dioxide triggers panic attack
November 27th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 26 (IANS) Breathing in carbon dioxide is known to trigger panic attacks. Now scientists have unravelled why.
A new study by University of Iowa (UI) researchers shows that carbon dioxide ... Read more...
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Just like humans, monkeys fall into the ‘uncanny valley’
October 14th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): It is well documented that humans freak out by almost-but-not-quite-real depictions of themselves. This visual phenomenon experienced by humans is known as the 'uncanny valley.' Now, researchers at ... Read more...
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Women with high testosterone levels more likely to choose risky careers
August 25th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Women with high testosterone levels are more likely to make risky career choices, according to a new study.Previous studies have shown that testosterone enhances competitiveness and dominance, reduces ... Read more...
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Fatigue during radiotherapy ’caused by inflammation’
August 19th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): A new study has revealed that fatigue during radiotherapy for breast or prostate cancer might be caused by inflammation.Lead researcher Dr Julie Bower, an associate professor in the ... Read more...
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Smoking may lead to brain damage in multiple sclerosis patients
August 18th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Cigarette smoking can cause brain damage in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study.Scientists at the University at Buffalo have shown that MS patients who ... Read more...
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Differences in brain may explain why people turn psychopaths
August 5th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Biological differences in the brain may explain why some people turn into psychopaths, says a new study.
The research, conducted by Declan Murphy, along with Michael Craig and Marco ... Read more...
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New genes’ discovery confirms immune system may play a role in schizophrenia
July 2nd, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): An international study led by researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles and nearly 50 institutions worldwide has identified new genes that confirm that the immune system may ... Read more...
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How altered omega fatty acid balance may increase autoimmunity, allergy risk
May 30th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology says its scientists may have found a biological basis for why the risk of inflammation associated with autoimmunity and allergy has ... Read more...
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Genes determine transsexuality
May 14th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 14 (IANS) The largest ever genetic study of transsexuals has established a link between gender identity and a gene involved in modifying the action of sex hormone testosterone.
From an ... Read more...
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The biological basis for the 8-hour work-shift
April 24th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Your usual nine to five office shift has a biological reason behind it, and now scientists have found that some genes in the body are switched on once ... Read more...
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Lack of sunshine vitamin ‘raises inflammation risk in women’
April 9th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 9 (ANI): Vitamin D deficiency is associated with inflammation, a negative response of the immune system, even in healthy women, a new study has found.A University of Missouri nutritional sciences ... Read more...
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Breakthrough discovery in fight against malaria
February 5th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Scientists have identified specific mosquito genes associated with resistance to a common class of insecticide, which could pave the way for developing new target in fight against ... Read more...
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Bigfoot hoax ”body” sold for 250,000 dollars on eBay (Re-Issue)
October 19th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 19 (ANI): The hoax ''body'' of Bigfoot, which was found to be a Halloween costume made of rubber, has been sold for 250,000 dollars on eBay, an online auction ... Read more...
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Bigfoot hoax body sold for 250,000 dollars on eBay
October 18th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 18 (ANI): The hoax body of Bigfoot, which was found to be a Halloween costume made of rubber, has been sold for 250,000 dollars on eBay, an online auction ... Read more...
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