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Researchers reveal therapy for treatment-resistant depression
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): Deep brain stimulation (DBS) to the superolateral branch of the medial forebrain bundle (MFB), which is linked to reward and motivation, revealed metabolic brain changes over 12 months post-DBS implantation, making it a strong potential therapy for treatment
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Alzheimer's may lead to loss of visual memory: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Alzheimer's disease affects at least one type of visual memory by deteriorating a recently found circuit that connects the image processing areas of each brain hemisphere, according to a new MIT study.
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Human brain's cerebral cortex mapped by scientists
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): The surface of the cortex of the young human brain has been mapped by scientists at the UNC School of Medicine with unprecedented resolution. It revealed the development of key functional regions from two months before birth to two years after.
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Aster Medcity becomes the first centre in South Asia to introduce NeuroNav
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Aster Medcity and India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc, have partnered to build a comprehensive and advanced Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) program for Parkinson's patients in India.
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Kauvery Hospital's HAMSA Rehab, launches a comprehensive centre for childr
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): HAMSA Rehabilitation Centre, a unit of Kauvery Hospital, announces the launch of the first-of-its-kind intervention centre for children with developmental, cognitive, behavioural and physical issues.
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Researchers find new functions for blood-brain barrier in neuron function
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Researchers have made a surprising discovery linking Delta/Notch signalling in subperineurial glia (SPG) to the regulation of nerve ensheathment and neurotransmitter release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ). SPG, the counterpart of the endothel
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Study reveals how brain gathers threat cues, turns them into fear
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a biochemical route that combines hazardous sights, sounds, and odours into a single message: Be afraid. CGRP is a protein that allows neurons in two different parts of the brain to combine hazardous sensory c
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Ageing neutralizes sex differences in the brain, suggests study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Linkoping [Sweden], August 14 (ANI): A team of researchers from Linkoping University suggested that male and female fruit flies' brains become desexualized as they age. Both sexes endure age-related changes, however, the male brain gets more feminised than the female brain becomes masculine.
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Study reveals female monkeys live longer with female companions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Anthropology professors and field primatologists in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, have documented the daily lives of hundreds of large-brained capuchin monkeys. Female capuchin monkeys who are more integrated into social networks with other adult females tend to l
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Do you know why thinking hard makes you feel tired? Study reveals
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new evidence that explains why intense thinking causes people to feel mentally exhausted rather than drowsy.
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New injectable gel shows potential for tough-to-treat brain tumours
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Wisconsin [US], August 13 (ANI): In most cases, months after the patient's first tumour is surgically removed, glioblastoma recurs, like the hardest weed. Due to this, the survival rates for this cancer are only 25% after one year and drop to 5% after five years.
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Make My Baby Genius School completes 8 years in the education industry
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI/SRV): Make My Baby Genius School successfully completes 8 years of crafting young minds in the education industry. Educating young minds and developing students with strong moral characters for years, the institute focuses on good handwriting and assures imp
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