Answers emerge to some mysteries of autism
October 21st, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) Researchers have come up with answers as to why autistic children act and think differently than their peers.They've shown, for the first time, that the connections ... Read more...
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Lack of sleep during adolescence skews brain wiring
October 10th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) Lack of sleep during adolescence could skew the brain's wiring and makes it malfunction, neuroscientists say.Researchers have found that short-term sleep restriction in adolescent mice prevented ... Read more...
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Brain cell growth during adolescence key to sociability
October 7th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) The growth of brain cells during adolescence is the key to sociability, which produces an opposite effect when impaired or blocked, new research says.Mice shunned the ... Read more...
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Prolonged stress can shrink the brain
October 3rd, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Being stressed for lengthy periods can actually shrink the brain and cause dementia, new research says.
Types of stress linked to the condition include those suffered ... Read more...
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Brain cells recognise whole face, not parts
October 2nd, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) Brain cells or neurons can recognise whole faces, not their parts, enabling us to tell friends from strangers or a sad from a happy face."The finding ... Read more...
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Scientists isolate protein that sculpts memory
September 29th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) Altering tiny amounts of a protein in specific parts of the brains of mammals can profoundly affect learning and memory, says a new study.
The protein, ... Read more...
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Brain cells wired to react to animals
September 11th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) Why do some people pat every furry animal on the street, while others shrink in fright at the sight of a shark or a snake even ... Read more...
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Short-tempered, impulsive men have missing brain chemical
August 11th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Have you ever thought why some men are so short-tempered afterall? Well, scientists have found it could be because such individuals have something missing in their ... Read more...
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Has human mind reached limit of its intelligence?
July 31st, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) The human mind may have reached its limit of intelligence, as a research has suggested that the humans are presently as smart as they are ever ... Read more...
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New software quickly interprets brain cells
July 29th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) The vast network of brain cells can now be decoded swiftly and accurately, thanks to new software developed by German researchers.The human brain is a fiendishly ... Read more...
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Exercise more for a good brain
July 26th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 26 (IANS) That exercise helps maintain good health is well known but it also improves your brain's wellness, say researchers.New research conducted at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ... Read more...
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Clogged arteries can also cause clouded thinking
July 22nd, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 22 (IANS) Clogged arteries or atherosclerosis that causes heart disease can bring on dementia by restricting blood flow to the brain.Dementia includes difficulty with thinking, reasoning and memory, ... Read more...
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Pill poppers invite more cycles of depression
July 20th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 20 (IANS) Pill popping seems to be the easiest thing to do in the world, especially when trying to drive away our blues. But a study says the ... Read more...
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Dopamine also vital for kidney health, lifespan
July 20th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 20 (IANS) Dopamine, a key neurotransmitter active in the brain, is best known for triggering feel good emotions.
Now investigators have shown how dopamine produced outside the brain, ... Read more...
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Grape seed extracts could protect against Alzheimer’s
July 16th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 16 (IANS) An antioxidant contained in grape seeds may help prevent Alzheimer's or delay the progression of the degenerative disease, say experts.Grape seed polyphenols, a natural antioxidant, prevent ... Read more...
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Neuroscientists track how brain cells process information
July 13th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 13 (IANS) Although machine logic follows human logic, the way a computer processor works cannot be compared with how brains process information.
Doctoral student Mark Shein and supervisors ... Read more...
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Salt is addictive as cigarettes: Study
July 12th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) Salt is addictive in the same way as cigarettes or hard drugs, a study has found.The findings could help explain why many find it so hard ... Read more...
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Researchers turn brain cells into heart cells
July 10th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 10 (IANS) Researchers have changed a star-shaped brain cell and a skin cell into a heart cell -- offering the possibility of cell-based therapy for cardiovascular diseases.Heart cells ... Read more...
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Natural vitamin E protects brain cells after stroke
July 6th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 6 (IANS) A natural form of Vitamin E called alpha-tocotrienol can activate mechanisms that clear toxins from nerve cells, preventing their death following a stroke.
This process is ... Read more...
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Strawberries can keep many diseases at bay
June 30th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (IANS) More than the apple, a strawberry a day could keep not just one doctor away, but an entire army of brain, hormone and cancer specialists.Fisetin is ... Read more...
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Laughter lights up our faces, brains
June 29th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Our brains as well as our faces virtually 'light up', especially when we laugh on hearing or seeing something funny.
The more hilarious a joke is, ... Read more...
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Diet drinks could make you pile on pounds
June 29th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Diet drinks are the calorie-free way of having a sweet treat, but beware, they could still make you pile on extra pounds.
A 10-year American study ... Read more...
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New technique converts skin cells into brain cells
June 10th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) It is now possible to reprogramme mature cells from human skin directly into brain cells, bypassing the stem cell stage, a new breakthrough has shown.Lund University's ... Read more...
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High-fat diet may injure brain cells regulating weight
June 9th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 9 (IANS) Obesity among people who eat a high-fat diet may injure neurons, or nerve cells, in a key part of the brain that controls body weight."The possibility ... Read more...
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Tamarind derivative repairs damaged brain cells
June 8th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 8 (IANS) A compound from tamarind tree could help spur the growth of damaged brain and spinal cord nerve cells, which characterises diseases such as Parkinson's.Doctoral student Andrew ... Read more...
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Scientists peer into real time brain cell activity
May 31st, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 31 (IANS) Scientists, for the first time, peered into real time brain cell activity that underlay memory formation.Researchers reproduced the brain's complex electrical impulses onto models made of ... Read more...
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‘Survival protein’ can help treat neuro-disorders
May 24th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 24 (IANS) A newly discovered "survival protein" protects the brain against the effects of stroke by interfering with a particular kind of brain cell death that is often ... Read more...
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Scientists identify gene behind rare brain disorder
May 9th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 9 (IANS) Scientist have identified the gene responsible for Kufs disease -- a rare but fatal hereditary brain disorder, usually identified in early adulthood.
Kufs is activated by ... Read more...
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How stress in brain increases inflammatory, behavioral responses
May 4th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Scientists from Ohio State University's Institute of Behavioral Medicine Research have discovered that a model of social stress can increase inflammation among brain cells, providing new insight into ... Read more...
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Brain temperature can now be measured non-invasively
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS) Researchers have developed a way to measure the brain's precise temperature with a device only as thick as a poker-chip and which rests on a patient's ... Read more...
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New clues on how normal and cancerous cells migrate within the body
April 25th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 25 (ANI): Understanding how brain cells migrate during normal development may offer insight on how cancer cells spread, according to a new study.The findings by Jonathan Cooper, member and ... Read more...
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Ecstasy linked to more than 200 deaths
April 25th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 25 (IANS) Ecstasy, the preferred drug over the past two decades among club goers, has been linked to more than 200 deaths in Britain.
Ecstasy use can lead ... Read more...
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EPO doping ‘can cut cerebral malaria related deaths’
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): EPO- the doping drug known from professional cycling- can significantly reduce cerebral malaria related deaths, according to the researchers at the University of Copenhagen.When more than 700,000 people ... Read more...
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Meditation helps decrease stress, suppress info overload
April 22nd, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 22 (IANS) Mindfulness meditation helps regulate a vital brain wave called the alpha rhythm which suppresses information overload and improves memory, besides easing pain.
It involves focusing ... Read more...
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This substance tricks brain to ease Parkinson’s
April 21st, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 21 (IANS) A painstaking search through nearly 390,000 chemical compounds has isolated a substance that can sneak through the brain's protective barrier and trick it into easing Parkinson's ... Read more...
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