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Post blindness, brain can relearn to see
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C. [US], Oct. 26 (ANI): A new study investigates the brain's capability to process visual information after many years of total blindness, by studying patients affected by Retinitis Pigmentosa, a hereditary illness of the retina that gradually leads to complete blindness.
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New path shows development of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorde
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct.25 (ANI): A study says that children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experience disruptions in the structure of the neural networks inside their brains.
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Brain changes witnessed in children after single season of playing youth f
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct.24 (ANI): Measurable brain changes have been witnessed in children after a single season of playing youth football, even without a concussion diagnosis, says a new study.
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Consuming high-fat diet results in changes in brain: Study
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Washington D.C [US], Oct.23 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists have discovered a new mechanism that regulates obesity.
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Here's how Alzheimer's disease can be possibly prevented
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Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 22 (ANI): A new study has found out that consuming pills that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer's disease.
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Glial- new player in feeding behaviour
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 19 (ANI): A new study has found out that brain cells called glial cells play a critical role in controlling appetite and feeding behaviour.
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Hearing disabilities is linked to your brain, not ears
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 19 (ANI): Do you ask people to repeat their words during conversation?
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Possible new therapy for anxiety-related conditions found!
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 19 (ANI): The nerves we feel before a stressful event, like speaking in public, for example, are normally kept in check by a complex system of circuits in our brain.
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High BMI likely to have negative impact on brain functioning
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 18 (ANI): In a recent research conducted at the University of Arizona, scientists have found that having a higher body mass index (BMI), can negatively impact cognitive functioning in older adults.
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Researchers discover association between domestic violence, traumatic brai
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 16 (ANI): In a recent study, the researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute have identified a link between domestic violence and traumatic brain injury.
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Obesity in mothers could lead to high blood pressure risk in offsprings
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [India], Oct. 13 (ANI): Exposure of babies to high levels of the satiety hormone, Leptin, in the womb irreversibly activates receptors in the brain that regulate blood pressure and this activation may lead to a lifelong increased risk of high blood pressure and kidney disease
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New study uses brain receptors to suppress cocaine addiction
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 13 (ANI): Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have used viruses to infect neurons with genes that allow them to switch on brain receptors involved in suppressing addiction relapse.
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