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Study finds why asthma may reduce risk of brain tumours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): Asthma patients seem to be less likely to develop brain tumours than others. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe that they have discovered why.
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First human evidence of how memories form: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 11 (ANI): The characteristics of more than 100 memory-sensitive neurons that play a central role in how memories are recalled in the brain have been identified by researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Centre.
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Study finds air pollution might reduce benefits of physical activity on br
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Minnesota [US], December 11 (ANI): A study has found that people who do vigorous physical activities in areas with higher air pollution may show less benefit from that workout when it comes to certain markers of brain disease.
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Rutva, a 7-year-old Indian, UAE resident, created two World Records in Eng
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], December 9 (ANI/PNN): Rutva Nikhil Pore, a 7-year-old proud Indian girl, blessed resident of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates for the last 5 years, has created two World Records in one attempt on November 15, 2021 by reciting:
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Memory issues, seizures in epilepsy might have a common cause
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Madison [US], December 8 (ANI): According to new research at the University of Wisconsin, damage to the part of the brain that regulates hyperactivity can lead to both memory problems and seizures in the most common form of epilepsy.
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Nick Cannon's five-month-old son dies from brain tumour
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): Nick Cannon is mourning the loss of his baby boy Zen.
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Researchers find first human evidence of how memories form
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 7 (ANI): Researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Centre have identified the characteristics of more than 100 memory-sensitive neurons that play a central role in how memories are recalled in the brain.
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Scientists explain why neurons consume so much energy even when at rest
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have recently found why the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even when its neurons are not firing signals called neurotransmitters to each other.
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Listening to favourite music improves brain plasticity: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 6 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T) and Unity Health Toronto have demonstrated that repeated listening to personally meaningful music induces beneficial brain plasticity in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease.
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Understanding of texts worsens with age: Study Understanding of texts wors
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): According to psycholinguists from the Centre for Language and Brain, HSE University, older adults use their knowledge of the world instead of grammar more often than young adults to predict semantic relations between words when reading.
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COVID-19 doesn't harm baby's brain during pregnancy: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): Two years into the pandemic, there is evidence that pregnant women are more vulnerable to the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. However, little is known about the possible consequences for an unborn child if the mother is infected during pregnancy.
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Researchers develop new form of brain surgery without incisions, scalpels
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Virginia [US], December 4 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a non-invasive way to remove faulty brain circuits that could allow doctors to treat debilitating neurological diseases without the need for traditional brain surgery.
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