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Research explains why high fat diet could reduce brain's ability to regula
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Regularly eating a high fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats found that after short periods of being fed a high fat/high calorie diet, the brain adapts to react to what is being ingested and reduces the amount of food eaten to bal
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Cardiovascular disease linked to worse brain health in middle age: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
People with early cardiovascular disease may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems and worse brain health in middle age, according to new research published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Study reveals how vortex ultrasound breaks down blood clots in brain
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In order to dissolve blood clots in the brain, researchers have developed a new tool and method called "vortex ultrasound," which is a form of an ultrasonic tornado.
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Head injuries linked to double death rate in long run: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Adults who sustained any form of brain injury during a 30-year study period had double the rate of mortality as those who did not, according to new research, while mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times higher.
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Study reveals traffic pollution affects brain function
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new study undertaken by scientists at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria, average levels of traffic pollution can harm human brain function in a matter of hours.
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Research finds if brain and nerve stimulation help persons with spinal cor
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A nerve stimulation therapy developed at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is showing promise in animal studies and may eventually allow people with spinal cord injuries to regain the function of their arms.
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Early heart disease linked to poor brain health in middle age: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to new research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, people with early cardiovascular disease might be more likely to have memory and thinking problems, as well as poor brain health in middle age.
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Study reveals new test might detect Alzheimer's disease 3.5 years before c
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has developed a blood-based test that can predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease up to 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis.
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Study suggests brief exposure to air pollution has rapid impacts on brain
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A new study has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours. The study was the first to show in a controlled experiment using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that exposure to diesel exhaust disrupts the ability of diffe
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HRT could ward off Alzheimer's among at-risk women: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) could help prevent Alzheimer's Dementia among women at risk of developing the disease, according to University of East Anglia research.
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High fat diet could reduce ability to regulate food intake: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Regularly eating a high-fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats found that after short periods of being fed a high fat/high-calorie diet, the brain adapts to react to what is being ingested and reduces the amount of food eaten to bal
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Researchers circumvent radiation resistance in subtypes of brain tumours
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers have uncovered a gene that is overexpressed in mutated IDH1. Studies in human cells and a novel mouse model both show that this gene, called ZMYND8, plays a critical role in radiation resistance. When they knocked down the gene, the glioma cells became responsive to radiation tre
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