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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.

Language skills of all children can benefit from exposure to more speech from caregivers

A new language-skills study that included infants later diagnosed with autism suggests that all children can benefit from exposure to more speech from their caregivers.

5 Sep 2019

Genetic variants associated with adult obesity start playing a role during early childhood

Body mass index in infants, children and adults is influenced by different genetic factors that change as we age, according to a major new study.

5 Sep 2019

Higher levels of serotonin after a seizure linked to lower incidence of breathing problems

Could a chemical produced by the brain that regulates mood, sleep and breathing also be protective in people with epilepsy? New research has found that higher levels of serotonin in the blood after a seizure are linked to a lower incidence of seizure-related breathing problems called apneas, when a person temporarily stops breathing.

5 Sep 2019

Scientists visualize protein tangles linked with dementia in patients’ brains after single head injury

Scientists have visualized for the first time protein 'tangles' associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury.

5 Sep 2019

Simple urine analysis can be used to quickly identify brain trauma and expedite treatment

A traumatic brain injury is often easily suspected and can be confirmed and treated if necessary following an injury using a blood analysis, but scientists are reporting that even one mild blast to the brain can cause very subtle but permanent damage as well.

5 Sep 2019

Researchers develop new model to optimize radiation therapy of brain tumors

Researchers have developed a new model to optimize radiation therapy and significantly increase the number of tumour cells killed during treatment.

4 Sep 2019

Right side of the screen catches the eye more than the left finds study

A new study from the HSE University researchers Elena Gorbunova and Maria Falikman reveals that when reading off a screen, an individual tends to comprehend the words on the right side of the screen faster than those on the left. The processing speed of the information of the brain also depends on the amount of information presented on the screen explain the researchers. The study titled, “Visual Search for Letters in the Right Versus Left Visual Hemifields,” was published in the journal, Advances in Cognitive Psychology.

4 Sep 2019

NIH trial aims to improve drug discovery for ischemic stroke

The NIH has announced it will fund a nationwide preclinical trial focusing on robust testing of new treatments for acute ischemic stroke.

4 Sep 2019

Scientists find receptor protein in the brain that promotes stress resilience

Scientists have discovered that a receptor on the surface of brain cells plays a key role in regulating how both animals and people respond to stress.

4 Sep 2019

Neurobiological pathophysiology of schizophrenia differs based on gender

The neurobiological pathophysiology of schizophrenia differs significantly between males and females, according to a new study.

4 Sep 2019

Resistance to 'hunger hormone' linked with cognitive impairments and memory loss

Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found evidence suggesting that resistance to the "hunger hormone" ghrelin in the brain is linked to the cognitive impairments and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease.

4 Sep 2019

Melatonin promises to help reduce bone loss in space flight

New research suggests that the problem of bone loss caused by microgravity conditions in space flight may be successfully treated using the time-tested drug melatonin. Melatonin increases the level of calcitonin in bone, which suppresses the bone-destroying activity of osteoclastic cells and helps maintain bone density.

4 Sep 2019

New insight and target for Alzheimer’s disease

The body is designed to fix anything that is out of balance. Homeostasis is maintained in the body, and even a minor change could trigger a compensatory mechanism, in the hopes of keeping everything stable.

4 Sep 2019

Diabetes associated with increased risk of developing heart failure after a heart attack

After a heart attack, patients with diabetes are at greater risk of heart failure and subsequent death than those without diabetes, according to late breaking results from the FAST-MI registry presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology.

4 Sep 2019

'Junk food' diet can lead to blindness

An extreme case of "fussy" or "picky" eating caused a young patient's blindness, according to a new case report published today [2 Sep 2019] in Annals of Internal Medicine.

3 Sep 2019

A factor that predicts prolonged survival in brain tumor uncovered

The discoveries in the cellular and molecular biology of cancer, the development of drugs against specific genetic mutations, and the emergence of immunotherapy are allowing the cure or improvement of the quality of life and life expectancy of patients with tumors.

3 Sep 2019

Parkinson's disease may originate from the gut of patients

In 2003, a German neuropathologist proposed that Parkinson's disease, which attacks the brain, actually might originate from the gut of the patients.

3 Sep 2019

New pathological mediator of ALS found

A research collaboration based in Japan has found a new pathological mediator of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which could have further implications for understanding the molecular breakdown that gives rise to the neurodegenerative disease that affects nearly half a million people around the world.

3 Sep 2019

Pneumonia uses hydrogen peroxide to weaken the immune system

Pneumonia is a lung infection, filling up the alveoli with pus and fluid. At present, it’s the leading cause of death among children. The lung infection accounts for 15 percent of all deaths in children below five years old, killing more than 800,000 children in 2017 alone.

3 Sep 2019

DNA methylation closely linked to telomere length

Aging is associated with multiple disease conditions. Recently it has been found that many of these illnesses are linked to the length of the telomeres at the ends of every chromosome. Telomere length (TL) is affected by both genetic and epigenetic contributions.

2 Sep 2019