Posts Tagged ‘brain’
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2010 15:00 - 2 Comments
Signs of schizophrenia appear in infancy
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Researchers have provided the first evidence that brain abnormalities associated with the risk of schizophrenia can be detected in babies only a few weeks old. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 11, 2010 9:33 - 1 Comment
New surgical route to brain: The eyes have it
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Surgeons can now safely and effectively operate inside the human brain through a small incision in the natural creases of an eyelid. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2010 10:38 - 0 Comments
Fragile X synaptic defects located in brain
NYU (US)—Researchers have identified novel synaptic defects in an area of the brain that is involved in the debilitating emotional symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome, the leading known genetic cause of autism and mental retardation. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 8, 2010 10:09 - 0 Comments
Clotted capillaries spit to survive
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Capillaries have a unique method of expelling debris, such as blood clots, cholesterol or calcium plaque, that blocks the flow of essential nutrients to brain cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 4, 2010 15:01 - 0 Comments
For teens, taking risks comes naturally
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Biology may be to blame when it comes to adolescents making stereotypically poor decisions and engaging in risky behavior. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 17:11 - 0 Comments
Target platelets to fight cerebral malaria
U. ROCHESTER (US)— New research in the fight against cerebral malaria is focusing on platelets—known for their role in blood clotting—as playing an important role in stimulating the immune system and turning on molecules that increase inflammation. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 2, 2010 12:17 - 1 Comment
Distinct strategies help brain take action
CALTECH (US)—The process of learning requires the sophisticated ability to constantly update our expectations of future rewards so we may make accurate predictions about those rewards in the face of a changing environment. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 27, 2010 12:30 - 4 Comments
Why our intuitions are often wrong
U. ILLINOIS (US)—We may think we’re a good judge of character, observant, and perceptive, but research by two psychologist suggests we’re almost certainly not as good at those skills as we think we are. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 17, 2010 13:44 - 0 Comments
No link between cell phones and brain cancer
U. LEEDS (UK)—Results from the largest epidemiological study of mobile phone use to date shows no link between mobile phones and brain tumors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 14, 2010 11:52 - 1 Comment
Findings weaken autism theory
NYU (US)—The mirror neuron system, which is thought to play a central role in social communications, appears to respond normally in individuals with autism. The finding counters theories suggesting that a mirror system dysfunction causes the social difficulties related to the disorder. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 4, 2010 11:46 - 1 Comment
Brain diversity starts early in life
GEORGIA TECH (US)—Scientists have found that by applying chemicals to manipulate genes in a developing embryo, they’ve been able to change the brain of one type of cichlid fish to resemble that of another. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 3, 2010 10:19 - 2 Comments
Multiple brain regions wired for language
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A new study finds there is no single advanced area of the human brain that makes it suited to parse language. Instead, humans rely on several regions, each designed to accomplish different primitive tasks, in order to make sense of a sentence. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2010 11:46 - 1 Comment
Structural differences in dyslexic brain
VANDERBILT (US)—Children with dyslexia often struggle with reading, writing, and spelling. A new study suggests the difficulties may be linked to structural differences in the part of their brain known to play a role in oral language. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2010 10:52 - 5 Comments
Time on treadmill shapes up the brain
U. PITTSBURGH (US)—Adult female monkeys who ran on a treadmill for an hour a day, five days a week had increased blood flow to the brain and learned faster than inactive monkeys. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2010 9:27 - 0 Comments
Teen brain less sensitive to cocaine?
U. ILLINOIS (US)—Adolescent brains respond differently to cocaine and methamphetamine when compared to adults given the same dose, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 7, 2010 10:32 - 1 Comment
Decisions rely on ‘maps’ more than memory
CARNEGIE-MELLON (US)—The old “mouse in a maze” experiment has yielded new insight into how the brain functions, revealing a new understanding of the hippocampus’ role in memory. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2010 14:04 - 0 Comments
Brain is able to put fear in its place
NYU (US)—The brain is capable of holding and retrieving memories for specific fears, revealing a more sophisticated storage and recall capacity than previously thought. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2010 12:21 - 4 Comments
Simple test an early predictor of Alzheimer’s
PENN STATE (US)—An inexpensive and easy test has been developed to test the brain’s capacity for information—a reliable predictor of Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
