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Monday, July 15, 2013
Study Finds Inverse Correlation between Alzheimer’s, Cancer
According to a study published in Neurology, there appears to be an inverse correlation between rates of cancer and Alzheimer's disease. It appears that having one ailment protects an individual from getting the other. These findings were discussed …
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Monday, July 15, 2013
Estrogen in Brain Helps Women Better Cope With Stress, Study Suggests
The belief that women handle stress better than men now has a scientific basis. In an animal study, researchers at the University of Buffalo have found that levels of estrogen found in the female brain help contribute to a woman's resilency. “If …
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Brains of Depressed Preschoolers Show Differences, Study Reveals
A study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine revealed that depressed preschoolers had increased activity in the brain's amygdala, the set of neurons that regulates and processes emotions. Similar changes previously had been idenitified …
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Morphing Proteins Linked to Variations in Neurodegenerative Diseases
A neurodegenerative disease may present differently in two different patients, namely in severity, symptoms and rates of progression. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine have discovered that one disease protein …
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
TED Talk: A Map of the Brain
How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visually stunning talk, Allan Jones shows how his team is mapping which genes are turned on in each tiny region, and how it all …
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Study Reveals New Hints to Cause of Narcolepsy
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have found new clues to the cause of narcolepsy, a disorder marked by uncontrollable periods of deep sleep. The study, published in the journal Annals of Neurology, revealed that those suffering …
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
TED Talk: Your Brain is More Than a Bag of Chemicals
Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more nuanced view of how the brain functions. He illuminates new research that could lead to targeted psychiatric medications -- that work …
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Managing Brain Tumors to Maintain Quality of Life: Florida Researcher Recognized for Treatment Approach
A Florida researcher is being recognized for shifting focus from destroying brain tumors to managing them instead. Eric Laywell, a professor at Florida State University's Department of Biomedical Sciences, is exploring a means to improve patients' …
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Bookworms and Brain Health? Study Suggests Lifetime Reading, Writing Ensures Brain Power in Old Age
Reading, writing and engaging in other brain-stimulating activities may help to preserve memory and brain health in old age. This finding comes from a study conducted by a team at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. The study found that those …
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