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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

FDA launches new comprehensive effort to educate kids about dangers of e-cigarettes

In the latest of a series of actions to address the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched "The Real Cost" Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign, a new, comprehensive effort aimed at educating kids about the dangers of e-cigarettes.

18 Sep 2018

Human brains may be wired to prefer lying on the couch, suggests research

If getting to the gym seems like a struggle, a University of British Columbia researcher wants you to know this: the struggle is real, and it's happening inside your brain.

18 Sep 2018

Logos Biosystems releases new electrophoretic tissue clearing system with twice the features in half the space

Logos Biosystems has released the latest system for electrophoretic tissue clearing, the X-CLARITY™ Tissue Clearing System II. The new system has been upgraded with new features that make it streamlined, easier to use and more intuitive.

From Logos Biosystems 18 Sep 2018

Research finds physical connection between the brain's fluid reservoirs and meningeal lymphatics

PureTech Health plc, an advanced biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines for dysfunctions of the Brain-Immune-Gut Axis, today notes the publication of research in Nature Neuroscience that identifies the physical connection between the brain's fluid reservoirs and the meningeal lymphatics, through which immune cells traffic out of the central nervous system.

18 Sep 2018

Zika virus vaccine shows promise for treatment of fatal glioblastoma

An international team of researchers has successfully deployed a Zika virus vaccine to target and kill human glioblastoma brain cancer stem cells, which had been transplanted into mice.

18 Sep 2018

Amyloid β protein makes comeback as therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

For many years amyloid β protein was considered to be a promising therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease but, for a long time, research results were very disappointing.

18 Sep 2018

Researchers study neuronal activity in brain that prevents individuals from doing physical activity

About 30% of adults and 80% of teenagers today do not meet the minimum levels of daily physical activity for staying healthy, as recommended by the World Health Organisation.

18 Sep 2018

People more likely to believe those with confident tone of voice than with accent

A recently published study shows that unless they speak in a confident tone of voice, you're less likely to believe someone who speaks with an accent.

18 Sep 2018

MoreGrasp reports breakthrough development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control

The beginning of the MoreGrasp project was marked by the idea of a groundbreaking further development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control.

18 Sep 2018

Lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain play crucial role in multiple sclerosis, research suggests

Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

18 Sep 2018

Neuroscientists identify circuit for brain's statistical inference about motion

As the eye tracks a bird flying past, the muscles that pan the eyeballs to keep the target in focus set their pace not only on the speed they see, but also on a reasonable estimate of the speed they expect from having watched birds before.

18 Sep 2018

Researchers use CRISPR to identify gene that helps cells resist flavivirus infection

UT Southwestern researchers today report the first use of CRISPR genome-wide screening to identify a gene that helps cells resist flavivirus infection. That nasty class of pathogens includes West Nile virus, dengue fever, Zika virus, and yellow fever.

18 Sep 2018

Machine learning program could distinguish between two lung cancer types

A new computer program can analyze images of patients' lung tumors, specify cancer types, and even identify altered genes driving abnormal cell growth, a new study shows.

17 Sep 2018

New discovery could improve diagnosis and treatment of lupus in black Africans

Two variants of an autoimmune disease that affects thousands but is hard to diagnose are relatively common among black Africans, research shows.

17 Sep 2018

People battling substance use disorders may benefit from meth-relapse prevention compound

New research raises the possibility that a wider group of people battling substance use disorders may benefit from a Scripps Research-developed relapse-prevention compound than previously thought.

17 Sep 2018

Concussion symptoms last for longer time in kids than adults

Concussion symptoms for children under 13 years old typically last three times longer than they do for older teens and adults, but keeping them out of the classroom during recovery is not necessarily the preferred treatment, according to a comprehensive research review in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

17 Sep 2018

MoreGrasp project shows significant results in field of thought-controlled grasp neuroprosthetics

Getting a better grip on things: The MoreGrasp Horizon2020 research project under the leadership of TU Graz is coming to an end with significant results in the field of thought-controlled grasp neuroprosthetics.

17 Sep 2018

Patients with severe TBI recover to functional independence more often than before

Patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, recover to functional independence more often than before.

17 Sep 2018

Researchers study if brain regions activated after negative facial stimulus are activated in people with MCI

Greek researchers investigated whether specific brain regions, which have been found to be highly activated after negative facial stimulus, are also activated in different groups of people with subjective cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease compared to healthy controls.

17 Sep 2018

Study: Salsa dancers have lower injury rates than Spanish, aerobic or Zumba dancers

Salsa dancers are less likely to get injured while dancing than people taking part in Spanish, aerobic or Zumba dancing, according to new research.

17 Sep 2018

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FDA launches new comprehensive effort to educate kids about dangers of e-cigarettes

Human brains may be wired to prefer lying on the couch, suggests research

Logos Biosystems releases new electrophoretic tissue clearing system with twice the features in half the space

Research finds physical connection between the brain's fluid reservoirs and meningeal lymphatics

Zika virus vaccine shows promise for treatment of fatal glioblastoma

Amyloid β protein makes comeback as therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers study neuronal activity in brain that prevents individuals from doing physical activity

People more likely to believe those with confident tone of voice than with accent

MoreGrasp reports breakthrough development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control

Lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain play crucial role in multiple sclerosis, research suggests

Neuroscientists identify circuit for brain's statistical inference about motion

Researchers use CRISPR to identify gene that helps cells resist flavivirus infection

Machine learning program could distinguish between two lung cancer types

New discovery could improve diagnosis and treatment of lupus in black Africans

People battling substance use disorders may benefit from meth-relapse prevention compound

Concussion symptoms last for longer time in kids than adults

MoreGrasp project shows significant results in field of thought-controlled grasp neuroprosthetics

Patients with severe TBI recover to functional independence more often than before

Researchers study if brain regions activated after negative facial stimulus are activated in people with MCI

Study: Salsa dancers have lower injury rates than Spanish, aerobic or Zumba dancers

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