Friends, strangers govern mode of speech
September 12th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 12 (IANS) When people talk to close friends or partners, they talk differently than when they address a physician or a stranger. But these differences in speech are ... Read more...
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New implant makes blind mice see, gives hope to blind
August 14th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 14 (IANS) A radical new implant has restored vision to blind mice, offering hope to millions of sightless humans.The mice's vision was good enough to distinguish a baby's ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Scan reveals what brain looks like when you are angry
June 19th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 19 (IANS) A new brain scan shows what it looks like when a person runs out of patience or loses self-control.
It would explain why someone who works ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Source of happiness may lie in your gut
June 13th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dublin, June 13 (IANS) Brain levels of serotonin, the 'happiness hormone' linked to normal functioning of adult brain, are regulated by the amount of bugs in your gut during early ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Head injury turns college dropout a maths genius!
April 29th, 2012 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS) In an incident which appears be a perfect plot for any reality-based fiction work, an American college dropout after being brutally attacked by a group of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Blocking brain chemical burns fat even if you gorge
March 7th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Blocking a brain compound may have a magical effect in burning fat, even if you gorge yourself and avoid the gym, a study reveals.For instance, mice ... Read more...
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Nerve cell memory holds key erasing pain
February 14th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 14 (IANS) Researchers have found the key to how memories of pain are stored in the brain, especially in nerve cells (neurons), and how they can be erased ... Read more...
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Protein key to storing long-term memories
January 29th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) Some billions of synapses connect our nerve cells and keep our memories intact and alive for decades with the help of self-copying clusters or oligomers of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Love hormone also fosters kindness among monkeys
January 6th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) 'Love hormone' Oxytocin that helps the mother-baby bond also fosters kindness among irritable monkeys.
Administering the hormone nasally, a Duke University research team has shown that ... Read more...
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Brain part failure promotes dehumanising behaviour
December 19th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) A brain part tied to social interaction might prompt a person to commit horrific atrocities, especially if it becomes dysfunctional.
This flaw also may help explain ... Read more...
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Single shot relieves pain in spinal injuries
December 2nd, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) A single shot of Fibronectin, administered just after a spinal injury, can limit pain for eight months, according to new research.Fibronectin, a protein that exists naturally ... Read more...
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Scientists reverse loss of smell in early Alzheimer’s
December 1st, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) The loss of olfactory sense in Alzheimer's early stages can now be reversed by removing a plaque-forming protein called amyloid beta which causes this condition.
... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Kidnapped Swiss couple plead for freedom in Taliban videos
October 26th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IANS) Pakistani Taliban has released two videos of a kidnapped Swiss couple who have been held hostage in North Waziristan tribal region, a media report said ... 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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Babies in womb can feel pain at 35 weeks
September 9th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) Babies can distinguish pain from general touch after around 35 to 37 weeks of gestation, just before they are born.Scientists show that brain cell (neural) activity ... Read more...
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Birth month influences your career choice: Study
September 5th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) A baby's birth month seems to influence his choice of profession later in life, a study suggests.
Researchers commissioned by the Office for National Statistics based ... Read more...
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Factor X in coffee boosts protection against Alzheimer’s
June 30th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (IANS) An unidentified component of coffee interacts with the beverage's caffeine which seemingly offers protection against Alzheimer's.
A new mouse study by University of South Florida has ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Project to build computer model of human brain takes off
May 16th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) A team of scientists has assembled in Switzerland and Germany to attempt the unthinkable -- building a computer model of human brain. It could potentially open ... Read more...
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Can traumatic memories be erased?
April 28th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Can war veterans, rape victims and other people who have witnessed horrific crimes have their traumatic memories erased? Scientists believe so."I think we will be able ... Read more...
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Newton was right: We better judge falling objects when upright than prone
April 28th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 28 (ANI): You can best determine the actual position of the Leaning Tower of Pisa when you are upright, according to a new study.Newton's laws of motion predict that an ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
GPS fosters hopeless dependency
April 20th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS) Growing use of satellite navigation or GPS is actually fostering hopeless dependency among drivers, reducing them to non-thinking automatons, a study says.
Study author Rosamund Langston, ... Read more...
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Pakistani Consul General visits Aafia Siddiqui at Texas detention facility
April 16th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16(ANI): Pakistan's Consul General in Houston, Aqil Nadeem, has visited Pakistani neuroscientist and terror convict Dr Aafia Siddiqui in the Carswell detention facility in Texas.Nadeem had a two-hour meeting with ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
A pill to overcome fear of heights
March 29th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) Giving people a tablet of the stress hormone cortisol can help reduce their fear of heights.
The hormone, which is part of the body's "fight or ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Lahore HC rejects application seeking Musharraf treason case adjournment
March 26th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 26(ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected an application seeking an adjournment of the court proceedings to register a treason case against former President Pervez Musharraf.This was the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Blow-by-blow account of how US pressure on Pakistan led to release of Raymond Davis
March 17th, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 17(ANI): The United States' pressure on Pakistan to release double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis has finally paid off as the US official was freed on Wednesday, reportedly ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Stem cells could cure ’silent thief of sight’
March 12th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 12 (ANI): In a first, medical experts have reported a major scientific breakthrough wherein stem cells could be used in the battle to cure blindness in humans.Using animals in lab ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Novel gene therapy shows promise against Alzheimer’s
March 5th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have reported that gene therapy that boosts the ability of brain cells to gobble up toxic proteins prevents development of Alzheimer's disease ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US showing ‘no leniency’ on Pak terror-suspect Aafia Siddiqui to end Davis’ detention
March 1st, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 1(ANI): Despite the US-Pakistan standoff on double murder-accused Raymond Davis' detention issue that threatens to derail their partnership in the war against terror, the Americans are showing no leniency ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
US turns down Pak Govt’s offer to trade terror-suspect Aafia for CIA contractor Davis
March 1st, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 1(ANI): The Pakistan Government offered to trade double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis with Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, who is suspected by US intelligence to be an al Qaeda operative ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Looking at a pic of a loved one ‘cuts pain by 44pc’
February 25th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): Scientists at Stanford University have discovered that pictures of loved ones have the power to dull pain.Their study showed that an image of a romantic partner dulls activity ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How it may be now possible to leave your body and enter another!
February 21st, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): In a series of studies, a Swedish neuroscientist has found that the brain's perception of its own body can alter remarkably.Through the coordinated manipulation of the different ... Read more...
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Out of body experiences are just tricks of a confused mind, say experts
February 18th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): A new study has revealed that out of body experiences are nothing but tricks of a confused mind.The study was able to 'fool' the brains of volunteers into ... Read more...
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Sex and aggression linked in the brain
February 10th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Scientists in US have found a link between aggressive behaviour and sexual arousal.Violent behaviour in mice has been tracked to neurons within a part of the brain associated ... Read more...
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Shoe hurled at Musharraf during London conference
February 7th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7(ANI): A man threw a shoe at former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when he was addressing a gathering in London.According to the News, the shoe fell in the front ... Read more...
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‘Bold steps’ by Pak govt. might help in Aafia Siddiqui’s release, says sister
January 31st, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 31(ANI): The sister of Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, who was sentenced to 86 years in prison by a US federal court, has said that strong efforts by the Pakistan ... Read more...
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