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Poorly insulated nerve cells promote Alzheimer's disease in old age: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible type of dementia, is the most common neurological illness in the world. Age is the most important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, although why is unknown. Myelin, the insulating membrane that surrounds nerve cells in the brain, is known to deteriorat
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Study reveals how new brain mechanism associated with anxiety, OCD
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The epidemic and its effects have heightened anxiety to unprecedented proportions. However, the causes of anxiety-related disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), remain unknown. In a new study, researchers from the University of Utah Health identified the role of a
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Menopausal vascular fat may protect against dementia later in life: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The study added to the evidence that the menopausal transition is a critical time for women and their doctors to focus on heart health, which protects their brain health.
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Researchers 'see' how the brain adapts to different situations using machi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a technique that uses artificial intelligence to visualise and monitor changes in the strength of synapses, the junctions that allow nerve cells in the brain to communicate with one another, in living animals. The method, which is detailed
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Think more carefully rather than more quickly: How network structure affec
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
When addressing difficulties, do intelligent people think more quickly than others? The findings of a recent study conducted by Human Brain Project researchers at Charite University Berlin and their collaborators at University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, which was published in Nature Communic
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Talking to your baby will boost brain development: Researchers
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A team led by a University of Texas at Dallas neurodevelopment researcher has discovered some of the most solid evidence yet that parents who communicate with their children boost their babies' brain development.
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369Hub Venture upgrades Global Skill Academy with 100 per cent Job Guarant
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5: Global Skill Academy, a brainchild of entrepreneur SaleemNawaz Mandi Shaikh has recently been creating a stride in the industry. The academy which is a new add-on to the 369 Group based in India, UAE and the USA, is well known for its collaboration with top institu
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New drug delays progression of deadly brain cancer
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A new targeted therapy medicine can extend the amount of time people with a subtype of glioma are on treatment without their cancer worsening, according to an international trial co-led by UCLA. The discovery provides a potential new therapeutic option for those suffering from the slow-growi
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Study identifies potential targets for treatment of neuropsychiatric disea
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The brain undergoes continual change throughout development and adolescence. Early adulthood is a common time for the onset of neuropsychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. The dopamine system, which is necessary for thinking clearly and making decisions, starts to malfunction at this stage
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Researchers find walking improves brain connectivity, memory in older adul
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The study, which was published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, looked at the brains and story recollection abilities of older adults with normal brain function and those with mild cognitive impairment, which is a slight decline in mental abilities such as memory, re
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Managing asymptomatic high blood pressure associated with cardiac, kidney
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Blood pressure is frequently measured in hospitalised patients. Severe hypertension can result in a heart attack, stroke, or damage to blood vessels and organs such the heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes. The majority of hospitalised patients, on the other hand, have transiently elevated blood
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Research finds how deep brain stimulation while sleeping improves memory
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
While sleep is generally recognised to be vital for memory consolidation, scientists are still trying to figure out how this process takes place in the brain overnight.
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