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Gayle misses out on becoming Windies highest ODI run-scorer
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], July 4 (ANI): Swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle missed out on breaking former cricketer and compatriot Brian Lara's record of highest run-scorer in West Indies' final match at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 at Headingley on Thursday.
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Short bursts of exercise boost brain functions: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): Doing short bouts of exercises was always considered to be healthy for the body. A recent study has suggested that it can enhance your brain function and make you smarter.
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E-cigarettes may damage brain stem cells: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 2 (ANI): Often used as an alternative to traditional smoking, e-cigarettes (EC) come with their own health risks. E-cigarettes produce a stress response in neural stem cells, which are critical cells in the brain, finds a study.
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How does brain process colour and shape?
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): We are surrounded by so many colours and shapes that we can distinguish visually but have you ever wondered how our brain interprets them?
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Poor quality sleep in 50s, 60s increases risk of Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): People who report the poor quality of sleep as they age from 50s to 60s are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer disease later in their life as their brain has more protein tangles, finds a study.
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How neuromodulation helps patients recover after a stroke
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 27 (ANI): The current approach used for brain stimulation to rehabilitate patients after a stroke does not look into the diversity of lesions and the individual characteristics of the brains of patients, finds a recent study.
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Premature birth affects infants' brain health, changes sleep brain activit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): A new study has highlighted that preterm birth can change an infants' brain activity while they are sleeping and also affects their future brain health.
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How the brain helps us make good or bad decisions
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Ever wonder what process does your brain follow when there is a decision to be made - good or bad? Yale researchers have found that three distinct circuits connecting to different brain regions are involved in making decisions.
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Women face more cognitive issues after brain tumor radiation, more likely
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 25 (ANI): Women who undergo radiation therapy to treat childhood brain tumour are more likely to suffer long-term cognitive impairment than male survivors, claims a study.
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Childhood brain tumours survivors experience lasting cognitive, socioecono
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 24 (ANI): People who survive brain tumours and undergo radiotherapy during childhood may experience cognitive and socioeconomic burdens even decades after treatment, find a new study.
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This behaviour of blood vessels of brain in zebrafish might explain some f
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a unique behaviour (kugeln) of brain's blood vessels in zebrafish which could probably give an insight into some forms of stroke in humans.
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Scientists find new target for Parkinson's disease
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): Contrary to earlier discovery that a chemical found in a synthetic opioid, MPTP, induced a form of Parkinson's disease, a new study has found that it is an enzyme in the body that can metabolise compounds formed in the brain from alkaloids causing a neur
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