Brain
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‘Broken heart’ syndrome may originate in the brain: Study
Washington: A new study has shown for the first time that the brain is involved in the development of a heart condition called Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). Researchers found that regions of the…
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Sleep apnea may be linked to higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker in brain
Washington: A new study now finds that people who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker called tau…
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New treatment offers promise for stopping, even reversing Parkinson’s
London: An experimental treatment that delivers a drug directly to the brain has shown promise for slowing, stopping, or even reversing Parkinson’s disease, say researchers. The study, by a team led by…
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New MIT-developed MRI sensor to peek deep inside brain
New York: Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to image calcium activity deep in the brain. Calcium is a critical signalling…
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Here’s how the brain evolved
Washington: Don’t we all, at some point or the other, wonder where does our ‘humanness’ come from? Humans are genetically similar to chimpanzees and bonobos, yet there exist cognitive and behavioral differences…
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Body building supplement could be harmful for the brain: Study
Washington: The protein supplement might be harming your body more than you know. According to a recent study people taking the protein supplement L-norvaline should be aware of its potential for harm.…
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Woman carries dying baby to term to donate her organs
Washington: Krysta Davis was 18 weeks pregnant when she was told that the baby she was carrying had an abnormality. Her to-be-born daughter Rylei Arcadia Diane Lovett was diagnosed with anencephaly, a…
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Controlling blood pressure reduces cognitive impairment risk
New York: Intensive control of blood pressure in older people significantly reduced the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a precursor of early dementia, finds a new study. MCI is defined…
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Brain chemical behind fatty food craving identified
New York: Do you feel the urge to binge on golden hot chips, cheesy pizza, crispy chicken, heartwarming hamburgers, all when on a diet? Researchers have identified new brain circuits that may…
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Brain training app improves users’ concentration: Study
Washington: Researchers at the University of Cambridge have designed a new ‘brain training’ game designed to improve users’ concentration. Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen, in their book, The Distracted Mind: Ancient…
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Scientists discover molecules that are wired for obesity
Washington: Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles along with scientists from across the globe have pinpointed a set of molecules that wire the body weight centre of…
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Here’s how human brain recalls events
London: Do you know how we recall a past event? According to a new study, when retrieving information, the human brain reconstructs that experience in reverse order indicating that it focuses first…
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New sleeping pill can help patients wake up in response to threat
Tokyo: Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill that preserves the ability to wake in response to a threat, unlike the commonly prescribed drugs that muffles a sleeping…
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How breastfeeding is linked to being a righty or lefty
New York: Are you a leftie or a righty? The duration for which a child is breastfed may determine handedness or the dominant hand, says a research. The study, from the University…
