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Study finds brain circuit for spirituality
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): Using datasets from neurosurgical patients and those with brain lesions, investigators recently mapped lesion locations associated with spiritual and religious belief to a specific human brain circuit.
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Scientists discover new class of memory cells for remembering faces
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Have you ever felt a sudden flash of recognition while seeing a similar face? New research led by the researchers at The Rockefeller University revealed a class of neurons in the brain's temporal pole region that links face perception to long-term memory.
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Similar circuit malfunctions exhibited by some brain disorders
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Cambridge [UK], June 30 (ANI): During a new study MIT researchers uncovered a common neural mechanism for a type of cognitive impairment seen in some people with autism and schizophrenia, though the genetic variations that produce the impairments are different for each condition.
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Improving PE lessons in schools may boost academic performance of kids: St
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): According to a new study, improving the quality of Physical Education (PE) classes may boost kids' and teens' brain power and academic prowess, particularly in maths.
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Super Car Club Garage announces launch of Superbike Division
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI/Digpu): The Super Car Club Garage has been blazing a trail since its inception last year and today raced forward to launch a brand-new division dedicated to Superbikes. The soaring popularity of superbikes and the increasing number of queries prompted Super Ca
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K'taka: 13-year-old boy diagnosed with rare post-COVID complication
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Davanagere (Karnataka) [India], June 29 (ANI): A 13-year-old boy in Karnataka's Davangere district has been diagnosed with a rare post-COVID complication-- Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood (ANEC)-- which affects the brain.
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Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumours to sleep
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Biomedical engineering researchers developed a new cell classifier tool that takes a higher-resolution look at the life cycle of neuroepithelial stem cells, which led to the discovery and exploration of a new resting phase called Neural G0.
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Senior BJP leaders discuss ways to improve reach of government schemes, st
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): As part of efforts for better coordination and synergy between the government and the organisation, senior leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party including several union ministers met today for a brainstorming session at the party's headquarters in the nati
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Toxicity of protein involved in Alzheimer's triggered by chemical 'switch'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a specific chemical feature of a key protein known as tau may cause it to accumulate in the brain and trigger illnesses like Alzheimer's.
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AOI at Citizens Hospital performed a free life-saving surgery for a two-ye
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 25 (ANI/PR Newswire): Two-year-old baby Akshaya, suffering from a life-threatening neoplastic swelling measuring 8.8cms x 8.1cm on the right side of her neck pushing major blood vessels in the region and obstructing the supply of blood to the brain, underw
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Abnormal response to cellular stress associated with Huntington's disease
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] June 24 (ANI): During a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found that the persistence of a marker of chronic cellular stress, previously associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia
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UK study finds COVID-19 infection impacts brain's grey cells
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): A novel study that drew on data gathered by UK Biobank suggests COVID-19 survivors may suffer from a loss of grey matter and other brain tissue over time.
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