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Varying brain energy expenditure in childhood associated with weight gain:
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 22 (ANI): It is well known that we tend to put on weight when we consume more calories than we spend. It is, however, less known that our brain uses half of the body's energy during early childhood.
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Researcher develops mind-controlled robotic arm
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): A collaborative team of researchers has developed the first-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm, which can help people with disability.
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People with multiple diseases have faster brain decline: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): A new research has found that multimorbidity scores can help doctors understand their patients' overall prognosis and can help researchers identify risks faced by people with multiple chronic illnesses such as arthritis, diabetes, or heart disease.
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Healthy blood vessels may delay cognitive decline, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): As part of a recent study, researchers have found that high blood pressure may affect conditions such as Alzheimer's disease by interfering with the brain's waste management system.
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Many factors influence decisions to withdraw life support to brain injury
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 17 (ANI): There are several factors that determine the decisions to withdraw life support treatments in critically ill patients with severe brain injury, says a recent study.
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Hypertension drug may help Alzheimer's patients
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain's memory without affecting other parts of the brain.
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Study reveals how diet affects children's brain
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): A new study has found how diet, water intake and beverages like coffee affect a child's brain.
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Fathers play an important role in brain development: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 3 (ANI): The bigger the brain in relation to body size, the more intelligent a living organism is. However, mothers of many mammals cannot bear the energetic costs of developing a large brain on their own, they are reliant on additional help from fathers.
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Your health in middle age predict how healthy you'll be later in life: Stu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], June 2 (ANI): Researchers have identified factors associated with brain health in middle age in order to develop ways to preserve brain function when people are older. According to the findings, people's health in middle age predicts how healthy you'll be later in life.
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Researchers find a way to retrieve forgotten memory
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): While the brain is a complex organ to understand, a new study highlights a certain region in the brain which has a key role in recalling memory.
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Childhood trauma impacts brain development, accelerates puberty
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): While childhood is associated with making good memories, but for some, it is not the same. A new study reveals that children who grow up in poverty and face adversities are more likely to suffer impacts on brain development and behaviour.
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Mammals' brain size, fertility may depend on who cares for offspring
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): In mammals, the evolution of larger brain size in offsprings is linked to paternal care whereas higher fertility in females is associated with the extra care they get from individuals other than their biological parents (alloparents), a study has claimed.
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