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Study: Stress transmitter noradrenaline wakes your brain up many times a n
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Copenhagen (Denmark), July 15 (ANI): You might believe that uninterrupted sleep is necessary for optimal sleep. The neurotransmitter noradrenaline, however, is actually what wakes you up more than 100 times a night, according to a recent study from the University of Copenhagen. It is quite n
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Study: Whole blood transfusion may be used as disease-modifying treatment
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Houston (Texas) [US], July 15 (ANI): According to a recent study from UTHealth Houston, the complete exchange of blood may be a novel, disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease. This treatment successfully reduced the development of amyloid plaque in mice's brains.
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One in 15 adults in India is suffering from depression: Dr Neha Mehta
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI/PNN): One in every 15 adults in India suffers from depression, and one in every six people will experience depression later in life, according to Dr Neha Mehta, co-founder of My Fit Brain, who expressed her concerns about the country's mental health in the aft
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Brain inflammation may link Alzheimer's risk, sleep disturbance
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that brain inflammation may link Alzheimer's disease risk with sleep disturbance, which may aid early detection and prevention efforts by identifying novel treatment targets at preclinical stages.
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Do you know your brain's neurons function even in sleep?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): A new study has found that your brain is tasked with hearing sound functions even when you are sound asleep.
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Video game players show enhanced brain activity, decision-making skills: S
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): The findings of recent research by Georgia State University researchers suggest that frequent video game players show superior sensorimotor decision-making skills and enhanced activity in key regions of the brain as compared to non-players.
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Study explores how preschoolers' brains develop self-control
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): According to new research, as the brain regions linked to self-control mature, pre-schoolers improve their ability to stop themselves from doing something.
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Study offers first proof of connection between chronic pain and opioid use
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Columbus [Ohio], July 11 (ANI): Scientists have long suspected a link between opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic pain, but the brain processes that link OUD and chronic pain remain unknown. Researchers from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine and the Un
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Crypto needs regulation before it becomes large, pose risks to financial s
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], July 11 (ANI) While expressing concerns about the crypto markets, Vice-Chair of the US Federal Reserve, Lael Brainard, has said it is important that the foundations for sound regulation of the crypto financial system be established now before the ecosystem becomes so
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Study reveals driving forces of Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): According to a recent study, the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease at present does not have a cure or effective therapy. The study suggested that due to gaps in our understanding of how progressive neurodegenerative disorder arises in the brain
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Positive social connection can give elderly persons sense of purpose: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): In older adults, social contacts and a sense of purpose are linked, according to research in the psychological and neurological sciences.
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Researchers discover brain circuit that explains how light affects mood
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): A better knowledge of the neurological network that connects light-sensitive cells in the retina to cortical brain regions involved in mood and cognition has implications for the development of mood-disorder treatments, according to a new study.
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