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Behind the Scenes of the Oncology & Precision Medicine Conferences 2022

During the conference, we caught up with some of the speakers to learn more about their work, what they were presenting, and their thoughts about the future of Oncology and Precision Medicine.

15 Nov 2022

Study finds differences in brain structure between boys and girls with binge eating disorders

Conducting the first known comparison of the brains of boys and girls with binge eating disorder, a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found significant differences in brain structure between the sexes.

10 Nov 2022

Characteristics of patients' drawing process can determine the type of dementia, study finds

The two most common neurodegenerative dementias are Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). There is often an overlap of symptoms across these two diseases, which can make diagnoses difficult.

9 Nov 2022

Understanding the neurological basis of live social interaction with eye-contact in autism

A hallmark of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, is the reluctance to make eye contact with others in natural conditions.

9 Nov 2022

New research helps understand how breathing shapes our brain

"Breathe in… Breathe out…" Or: "take a deep breath and count to ten." The calming effect of breathing in stressful situations, is a concept most of us have met before.

8 Nov 2022

Understanding the brain correlates of dissociative disorders

Trauma can cause dissociative symptoms-;such as having an out-of-body experience, or feeling emotionally numb-;that may help an individual cope in the short term but can have negative impacts if the symptoms persist for a long period of time.

3 Nov 2022

Study tracks individuals' risk or resilience to mental health disruptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

When the world shut down in March of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people the world over experienced profound psychological stress to varying degrees.

26 Oct 2022

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

Researchers investigated the association between video games and children's cognitive skills using self-reported screen time surveys and task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging.

26 Oct 2022

Dangers of recreational/medical cannabis use

Researchers describe the wide range of neurological effects associated with cannabis use.

26 Oct 2022

Exploring new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders

In this interview, Dr. Shebna Massey discusses neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and more. She also discusses and explores new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for these diseases.

From Sino Biological Inc. 26 Oct 2022

Playing video games may be linked with improved cognitive abilities in children

A study of nearly 2,000 children found that those who reported playing video games for three hours per day or more performed better on cognitive skills tests involving impulse control and working memory compared to children who had never played video games.

24 Oct 2022

Low meal frequency is suggested to decrease Alzheimer’s disease risk

Researchers evaluated the associations between low meal frequency (LMF) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

24 Oct 2022

UTA engineer will use deep-learning tools to pinpoint types of Alzheimer's disease-related dementias

A University of Texas at Arlington computer science engineer will advance and integrate powerful deep-learning methods and tools to pinpoint types of Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (ADRD), which in turn could help the medical community better treat those diseases.

17 Oct 2022

New noninvasive neuroimaging method for direct mapping of neuronal activity in a living mouse's brain

A new noninvasive neuroimaging method dubbed DIANA (direct imaging of neuronal activity) allows direct mapping of neuronal activity in a living mouse's brain at high resolution, researchers report.

14 Oct 2022

Using neuroimaging to investigate how petting dogs could help clinicians improve animal-assisted therapy

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Rahel Marti, Ph.D. student in the faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel, about her new research, which shows that petting dogs engages the social brain, leading the way for new potentialities in animal-assisted clinical therapy.

11 Oct 2022

Specific brain circuit initially implicated in animals found to be impaired in people with cocaine or heroin addiction

White matter in the brain that was previously implicated in animal studies has now been suggested to be specifically impaired in the brains of people with addiction to cocaine or heroin, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Baylor College of Medicine.

6 Oct 2022

Neuroimaging News and Research

Behind the Scenes of the Oncology & Precision Medicine Conferences 2022

Study finds differences in brain structure between boys and girls with binge eating disorders

Characteristics of patients' drawing process can determine the type of dementia, study finds

Understanding the neurological basis of live social interaction with eye-contact in autism

New research helps understand how breathing shapes our brain

Understanding the brain correlates of dissociative disorders

Study tracks individuals' risk or resilience to mental health disruptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

Dangers of recreational/medical cannabis use

Exploring new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders

Playing video games may be linked with improved cognitive abilities in children

Low meal frequency is suggested to decrease Alzheimer’s disease risk

UTA engineer will use deep-learning tools to pinpoint types of Alzheimer's disease-related dementias

New noninvasive neuroimaging method for direct mapping of neuronal activity in a living mouse's brain

Using neuroimaging to investigate how petting dogs could help clinicians improve animal-assisted therapy

Specific brain circuit initially implicated in animals found to be impaired in people with cocaine or heroin addiction

Interactions with a dog lead to increasingly higher levels of prefrontal brain activity

What are the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 infection on mental health?

Study helps understand how brain pathology influences the development of cognitive fatigue in MS patients

Brazilian study reveals the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the central nervous system

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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