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Study sheds light on benefits of exercising for people with depression
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): A new study has shed light on the dual beneficial effect of physical activity for people with depression. The study suggested that exercising not only reduces depressive symptoms but also increases the brain's ability to change, which is necessary for adaptat
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Study discovers new therapeutic target for several types of aggressive can
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): The findings of new research have shown that a protein in tumour cells could be targeted to treat some types of aggressive cancer including brain, blood, skin, and kidney.
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Study suggests learning foreign languages can enhance the processing of mu
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], August 4 (ANI): According to a new study, a music-related hobby can enhance language skills and affect the processing of speech in the brain. The study highlighted that the reverse can also happen -- learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the bra
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Dhanbad judge death: Police to conduct narco test, voice analysis, brain m
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) [India], August 3 (ANI): Dhanbad Police will conduct a narco test, layered voice analysis and brain mapping of both of the arrested accused in the alleged killing of Additional District Judge Uttam Anand case.
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Study finds silence triggers similar brain activity as imagined music
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): According to a couple of new studies, imagining a song triggers similar brain activity as moments of silence in music. The results reveal how the brain continues responding to music, even when none is playing.
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Study suggests motivation depends on how brain processes fatigue
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 31 (ANI): Wondering how do we decide whether or not an activity which requires work is worth the effort? Researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Oxford have found that the willingness to work is not static, and depends upon the fluctuating rhyt
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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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Motivation depends on how brain processes fatigue: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 28 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Oxford have shown that the willingness to work is not static, and depends upon the fluctuating rhythms of fatigue.
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Eating for hunger or pleasure? Regulating feeding behaviours involves diff
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Many times we eat, not because we are hungry, but because of social pressures or because the food is so appetising, that, even though we are full, we just want another bite.
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Shoaib Ibrahim's father in ICU after suffering brain stroke, actor gives h
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): Actor Shoaib Ibrahim's father has suffered a brain stroke recently.
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Study suggests excess coffee consumption could increase risk of dementia
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], July 26 (ANI): It's a favourite first-order for the day, but while a quick coffee may perk us up, new research from the University of South Australia showed that too much could be dragging us down, especially when it comes to brain health.
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Brain region is key locus of learning: Neuroscientists
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): Small and seemingly specialized, the brain's locus coeruleus (LC) region has been stereotyped for its outsized export of the arousal-stimulating neuromodulator norepinephrine.
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