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Pediatric brain tumors can relapse due to a stem cell protein
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a certain protein that makes tumour cells resting and insensitive to radiation treatment.
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Kanye West's claim of coming up with 'Django Unchained' idea dismissed by
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kanye West had previously said that when initially brainstorming for the music video of his 2005 song 'Gold Digger', which features Foxx, he pitched a similar idea to that of Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film 'Django Unchained'.
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Study: Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals brain made for smelling
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago, among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds, in what's now China. The fossils that have been found are finely preserved but smashed flat, the result of layers of sediment being deposited over the years. That
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State Home Ministers' 'Chintan Shivir' concludes with commitment to move t
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The two-day 'Chintan Shivir' or brainstorming session of state Home Ministers and top police officers from all states, concluded on Friday with a commitment to move towards a "thematic approach".
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Study finds actors suppress their sense of self while playing new characte
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The research, published in Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, suggests that when actors take on a new character, they may be able to suppress their everyday self - implying that theatre training may have a big impact on the fundamental mechanisms of the human brain.
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Study: Crossword puzzles show greater cognitive improvement than computer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The study found the benefits of crossword puzzles in improving memory functioning in older adults.
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Early fears linked to future anxiety, depression: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The findings highlight different mechanisms in the brain and relate them to who is at greater risk for developing different mental health issues,
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Study reveals why brain cells are needed for fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The body's response to infection or inflammation is fever, which also serves as a defence mechanism against things like viruses and bacteria. The body releases molecules called cytokines into the bloodstream when it is infected or inflammatory. The blood-brain barrier, a system of microscopi
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Study finds how words, face recognition can be supported with a single bra
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A recent study revealed the functional capacity of a single brain hemisphere and brain's ability and limitations of face or words recognition.
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Study looks inside brain during sleep to find out how memory is stored
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A study has looked deep inside the human brain to find out how memory is stored. Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago Epilepsy Center collaborated to examine the electrical activity in the brains of five patients at the centre in response to sounds that were
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Research shows how stress affects brain
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
At one time or another, we've all felt paralyzed by a threat or danger. Researchers from the University of Iowa have determined the origin of that response to a threat. According to a recent study, a neural circuit connecting two distinct brain regions controls how animals, including humans,
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Neural disruptions underlying feeding, swallowing disorders in children id
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Every time you chew, talk, yawn, or sense the zap of a toothache, cranial nerve cells are shuttling electrochemical signals to your brain. Some of these neurons detect pain, while others sense facial muscle movements or sensations in the skin.
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