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Study identifies brain areas that influence political intensity
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The study analyzed Vietnam War veterans with and without brain injuries. By comparing people who had very localized brain lesions with those who didn't, the study team was able to identify the brain structures that can modify the intensity of political feelings
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Researchers find clues about dementia's behavior changes
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
When most people think of dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease, they often think of memory loss first.
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Light therapy helps in brain connectivity following injury
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A study suggested that low-level light treatment may have an impact on the healing process in the brains of individuals who have experienced serious brain injuries.
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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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Study shows how brain's internal compass guides the body
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Our sense of direction is essential for navigating the world around us. It serves as the brain's internal compass, guiding us in the right direction and, more significantly, prompting us to reverse course when we're going the wrong way.
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Researchers find brain changes behind pain sensitivity affect older women
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A new study discovered that the brain mechanism that allows us to regulate our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based disparities in those changes may cause females to be more sensitive to mild pain than males as they age.
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Brain structural alterations and increased dementia risk are associated w
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an important study undertaken in China and the United Kingdom, living near major highways is associated with an increased risk of dementia and changes in brain structure, owing mostly to traffic-related air pollution.
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Proximity to traffic linked to higher dementia risk, brain structural chan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an important study undertaken in China and the United Kingdom, living near major highways is associated with an increased risk of dementia and changes in brain structure, owing mostly to traffic-related air pollution.
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Poor neighbourhoods might have impact on one's health: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Researchers revealed that environments that discourage physical activity, poor food quality, and increased consumption of calories from foods high in trans-fatty acids, all of which are common in underprivileged areas, disturb the brain's ability to process information in a flexible manner,
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Diabetes linked to functional, structural brain changes through MRI: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A Michigan Medicine study discovered that the longer a person suffers type 2 diabetes, the more likely they are to have changes in their brain structure.
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Researchers reveal how nutrients, brain structure, cognition linked to hea
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers recently examined the relationships between three variables--nutrient intake, brain anatomy, and cognitive function--that have been shown to independently predict healthy ageing. Their research strengthens the case that these elements work together to support older persons' brain
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Tick infection affects various cell types in brain: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Depending on whether the affected person's immune system is activated or not, the dreaded tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus infects different types of brain cells in different parts of the brain. This is demonstrated in a new study from Ume University in Sweden.
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