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Memory loss can suddenly speed up with age: Study
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn't driven by a single brain region or gene, but by widespread structural changes across the brain that build up over time.
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Israeli findings on a hidden brain hub open path for new ADHD treatment
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Israeli researchers identified a specific brain region's crucial function in controlling alertness levels in a study shedding light on the role of an enigmatic irregular sheet of neurons.
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Researchers find how areas of brain are associated with helping decisions
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers found that a particular brain region--which they identified through a study of patients who had brain damage to that region--controls our willingness to assist others.
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Researchers discover brain region involved in control of attention
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a new study, researchers at the University of Iowa linked a brain region to how humans adjust their thoughts and attention when distracted. The link is significant because it provides insights into the cognitive and behavioural adverse effects of a treatment used to treat Parkinson's suff
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Researchers find common anesthetic can improve social symptoms of depressi
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Researchers used a mouse model of depression to show that one type of ketamine (a common anaesthetic) in low doses can improve social impairments by restoring function in a specific brain region known as the anterior insular cortex.
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Study suggests how cognitive behavioral therapy changes brain activity in
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered overactivation in multiple brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children with anxiety disorders. They also demonstrated that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improved clinical s
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Did you know exercise can boost brain health?
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A group of clinical researchers from the Brain Health Center at Providence Saint John's Health Center at Pacific Neuroscience Institute participated in an international study that found an intriguing correlation between regular exercise and improved brain health.
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Hunger hormones influence decision-making brain region that drives behavio
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A hunger hormone released in the gut, according to a recent study by UCL (University College London) researchers, can directly influence a decision-making section of the brain.
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Study finds method of delivering clinically used gene therapy vectors
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Researchers used a noninvasive, ultrasound-based technique to investigate the safety and feasibility of gene delivery to numerous brain regions in rats, and their findings suggest that as more locations are opened, gene delivery effectiveness improves within each targeted site.
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Study finds way to deliver clinically used gene therapy vectors
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers examined the safety and practicality of gene delivery to several brain regions in animals using a noninvasive, ultrasound-based approach, and their findings imply that when more locations are opened, gene delivery effectiveness improves within each targeted site.
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Identification of brain signals for improved memory
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Memory performance varies widely between people. Now, scientists at the University of Basel have found that specific brain signals are connected to these variations. While it is well known that certain brain regions play a crucial role in memory processes, so far it has not been clear wheth
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Study finds association between dementia risk, size of white blood cell te
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes were discovered to be associated with an increased risk of dementia.
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