Florida teenager survives harpoon through head
June 20th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Miami, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS)
Yasser Lopez has miraculously survived after being shot through the head with a fishing harpoon.
Lopez, who is currently recovering from the accident, remains in a Miami ... Read more...
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Obesity linked to sleep loss and food choices
June 10th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 10 (IANS) Loss of sleep impairs brain regions where food choices are made, possibly helping explain the linkage between sleep loss and obesity.
A group of healthy adults ... 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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Lithium slows development of Alzheimer’s: Research
April 28th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) A trial of 41 people over 60 years with mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to full-blown Alzheimer's, found that the rate of mental decline was lower ... Read more...
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People with thin brain structure ‘at greater risk for Alzheimer’s’
April 14th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14 (ANI): Researchers from Rush University Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that, among individuals in whom specific brain structures were thinnest, the risk of developing Alzheimer's was ... Read more...
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Teens with severe antisocial behavior have smaller brain structures
April 1st, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 1 (ANI): Scientists after scanning brains of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder (CD) have discovered differences in the structures of the developing brain that could link to ... Read more...
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Henry Higgins was born with ability to correct Fair Lady Eliza’s accent
March 16th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Henry Higgins was born with the ability to correct My Fair Lady's Eliza Doolittle's accent, suggests a new study.The new research, therefore, suggests that a person's ability to ... Read more...
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Can’t quit smoking? Blame it on faulty brain receptor
February 1st, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Do you know why it is so fiendishly difficult to quit smoking - because of a faulty receptor in the brain.
It can lead to an uncontrollable ... Read more...
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New study explains humans’ critical ability to throw long distances
January 24th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 24 (ANI): A new study has revealed how humans, unlike any other species on Earth, readily learn to throw long distances.The study by Indiana University and the University of Wyoming ... Read more...
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Brain images can predict your video game performance
January 14th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Want to know how well you fare in video games? Well, researchers say they need look no further than a specific region of your brain - basal ganglia.Psychology ... Read more...
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Babies understand words in a grown-up way
January 8th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): A new study has found that even though babies are too young to talk, they can understand words and process them in a grown up way.Scientists at the ... Read more...
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Risk for alcoholism linked to obesity risk: Study
December 31st, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 31 (ANI): Scientists have revealed in a new study that those at risk for alcoholism are also at an increased risk for obesity.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Facebook feature’ in brain vital to your social life
December 30th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 30 (ANI): A tiny structure in the human brain that scientists have dubbed 'Facebook feature' may determine a rich and varied social life among humans.Scientists at the Northeastern University ... Read more...
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Size of brain structure correlates with social life
December 27th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) The size of amygdala, a small almond-shaped structure deep within brain, seems to contribute to a rich social life among humans.
The finding is similar to previous ... Read more...
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Super-early signs of Alzheimer’s revealed
December 17th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people with a known, high risk for Alzheimer's disease develop abnormal brain function even before the appearance of telltale amyloid plaques that ... Read more...
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Night-time sleep improves infants’ skills
November 16th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A new longitudinal study, carried out by researchers at the University of Montreal and the University of Minnesota, has revealed that babies who get most of their sleep ... Read more...
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Mouse brain viewed in sharpest detail ever
October 26th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): An online atlas of an ultra-high-resolution mouse brain offers the most detailed magnetic resonance images ever obtained of a mammalian brain.In a typical clinical MRI scan, each pixel ... Read more...
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Working memory functions despite brain damage
October 13th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): Working memory remains intact even if key brain structures like the hippocampus are damaged, say researchers.The findings, by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of ... Read more...
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Animals have spiritual experiences too
October 9th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Just like human beings even animals have spiritual experiences, says a prominent neurologist.Research suggested that spiritual experiences originate deep within primitive areas of the human brain-areas shared by ... Read more...
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Watching others’ action can make you feel that you did it yourself
September 15th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): Watching someone else performing an action can make you imagine that you did it yourself, found a study on false memories.In their quest to find out how false ... Read more...
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‘Women’s brain as powerful as men’s’
September 13th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Don't underestimate women's brains, which are as capable as that of men, says a neuroscientist.
Prof Gina Rippon from Aston University in Birmingham dismisses the idea that our ... Read more...
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Discovery of cerebral cortex in marine worm offers insights into evolution
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 3 (ANI): Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have discovered a true counterpart of the cerebral cortex in an invertebrate, a marine worm.Our cerebral cortex, ... Read more...
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Walking ‘boosts brain function’
August 27th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Even moderate exercise - like walking - can enhance the connectivity of important brain circuits, combat declines in brain function associated with aging and increase performance on cognitive ... Read more...
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Chemical system in brain that behaves differently in cocaine addicts identified
August 11th, 2010 - 10:48 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Scientists have identified a chemical system in the brain that reacts differently in cocaine addicts.According to researchers, the findings that could result in new treatment options for individuals ... Read more...
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Your brain structure determines personality
June 23rd, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Your personality is related to the size of different parts of brains, says a study.
Colin DeYoung at the University of Minnesota (UM) and colleagues wanted to find out ... Read more...
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2 brain circuits involved with habitual learning found
June 10th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): There are two brain circuits involved in habitual learning, found new MIT study.The study also found that patterns of activity in these circuits evolve as our behaviours become ... Read more...
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Brain injuries can affect sleep pattern, shows study
May 25th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 25 (IANS) Brain injuries can result in reduced production of melatonin -- a hormone that regulates biological rhythms, including sleep -- a new study has found.
The reduced ... Read more...
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Daily dose of blueberries may guarantee improved memory
January 30th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): A daily dose of blueberries could be the perfect way to ease the memory lapses and brain slips that typically accompany old age.In a small study, older adults ... Read more...
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Transplanted stem cells form proper brain connections in newborn mice
January 20th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): In a new study, U.S. scientists found that transplanted neurons grown from embryonic stem cells were able to form proper brain connections in new born mice.Researchers from Stanford ... Read more...
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Men and women ‘respond differently to danger’
November 30th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): Men and women may respond differently to danger, a new study suggests.Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain activation, the research team led by Jagiellonian University ... Read more...
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Long and short-term memory theory challenged
November 10th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 10 (ANI): A new study has challenged the long-held theory of human brain using different mechanisms for forming long-term and short-term memories.Neuroscientists from UCL assessed patients with amnesia for the ... Read more...
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Brain structures behind emotional balance in threatening situations identified
October 22nd, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): A primitive region of the brain, which is behind sensorimotor control, also plays an important role in regulating emotional responses to threatening situations, say researchers at Georgetown University ... Read more...
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Brain function of earthquake survivors gets acutely affected
September 1st, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 1 (ANI): The earthquake that jolted Wenchuan, China, in 2008 has had an acute impact on the brain function of physically healthy survivors, and even poses a risk to their ... Read more...
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How Parkinson’s disease spreads in the brain
July 28th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea, have gained fresh insights into how a mechanism whereby the ... Read more...
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How practice improves zebra finch’s singing performance
July 7th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): A study on zebra finches conducted by neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has shed some light on how practice improves performance.The researchers say that studying ... Read more...
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