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Sponges can tell us about evolution of brain: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 13 (ANI): The neurons in a brain communicate via synapses. These connections between cells lie at the heart of brain function and are regulated by several different genes. Sponges do not have these synapses, but their genome still encodes many of the synaptic genes
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Immunotherapy beneficial for patients with cancer that has spread to tissu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Two new studies indicate that immunotherapy may benefit people with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMD), a rare but serious complication of cancer that has spread to the brain and/or spinal cord. The research was led by investigators at Massachusetts Genera
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Study finds clean air matters for a healthy brain
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Research on air pollution and cognitive decline has indicated that cleaner air may reduce the risk for Alzheimer's and other dementias.
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Eyes, brain work together to create 'pipeline' of meaning: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 22 (ANI): According to new research at the University of Birmingham, humans read by 'pre-processing' written words to create a pipeline of meaning.
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Study finds how the dreaming phase matters for brain refreshing
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tsukuba [Japan], September 4 (ANI): Researchers led by a team from the University of Tsukuba have found new evidence of brain refreshing that takes place during a specific phase of sleep: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is when you tend to dream a lot.
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Study shows meditation can improve brain functioning
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): According to new research from Binghamton University, the State University of New York, just eight weeks of meditation studies can improve brain functioning, making our brains quicker.
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Longer breaks during learning lead to more stable activation patterns in b
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 30 (ANI): Many of us have experienced the following: the day before an exam, we try to cram a huge amount of information into our brain. But just as quickly as we acquired it, the knowledge we have painstakingly gained is gone again.
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Redundant modular network supports proper brain communication: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): At Baylor College of Medicine, Dr Nuo Li, assistant professor of neuroscience and a McNair Scholar, and his colleagues investigated the nature of the communication between brain regions involved in working memory and found evidence that a modular network organ
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Spending time outdoors has a positive effect on the brain: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): If you're regularly out in the fresh air, you're doing something good for both your brain and your well-being, according to a new study.
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Psychedelic spurs growth of neural connections lost in depression: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): The psychedelic drug psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound found in some mushrooms, has been studied as a potential treatment for depression for years. However, it is still unclear how it works in the brain and how long beneficial results might last.
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Study: Beta blockers can repair malformed blood vessels in the brain
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], February 23 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Uppsala University claimed that Propranolol, a drug that is efficacious against infantile haemangiomas ('strawberry naevi', resembling birthmarks), can also be used to treat cerebral cavernous malformations, a condition cha
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To establish connection, brain synchronises sound waves: Study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], February 9 (ANI): Have you ever imagined how we determine from which direction sounds are coming from? Why human beings don't hear everything twice? Well, this is what our brain has to be praised for. Researchers from the University of Zurich explained how the brain combi
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