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Study finds orienteering can train brain, help to fight cognitive decline
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to new research, the sport of orienteering, which requires athleticism, navigational skills, and memory, could be useful as an intervention or preventive measure to combat cognitive decline associated with dementia.
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Study reveals how Huntington's disease affects different neurons
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Neurons in the striatum, a part of the brain affected by Huntington's disease, are among the most severely affected. The degeneration of these neurons contributes to patients' loss of motor control, which is one of the disease's major symptoms.
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High-frequency brain wave patterns in motor cortex can predict upcoming mo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a new study published on January 16 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hatsopoulos and his team have found evidence that the brain does indeed use the spatial organization of high frequency propagating waves of neuronal activity during movement.
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US Fed's Brainard makes case for further policy tightening to cool inflati
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In December, consumer inflation in the US moderated to 6.5 per cent from 7.1 per cent the previous month but still is way above the 2 per cent target. In October, it was reportedly 7.7 per cent.
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Upcoming body movement can be predicted by high-frequency brain wave patte
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago, Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos, PhD, has long been fascinated by space. Specifically, the physical space occupied by the brain.
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Scientists developing early Alzheimer's disease detection sensor
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers with the SFU Nanodevice Fabrication Group are developing a new biosensor that can be used to screen for Alzheimer's disease and other diseases. An overview of their work has been recently published in the journal Nature Communications.
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Doctors at Sakra World Hospital do miraculous Neuro-rehabilitation of 36-y
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI/GPRC): Not all hopes die if you know the way out and believe in miracles. When 36-year-old Pravin Raj Radha met with a fatal accident in the US after he fell from his bicycle in May 2022, he suffered severe brain, facial and eye injuries which resulted in l
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Researchers explain how little brain is better visualization with the help
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The cerebellum, or our little brain, is mainly responsible for our motor skills. Furthermore, the structure is important for behaviour and cognition. The cerebellum is a part of your brain located at the back of your head, just above and behind where your spinal cord connects to your brain i
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Study explores effects of dietary choline deficiency on neurologic and sys
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Choline, an essential nutrient produced in small amounts in the liver and found in foods including eggs, broccoli, beans, meat and poultry, is a vital ingredient for human health. A new study explores that deficiency in dietary choline adversely affects the body and may be a missing piece in
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Investments in early childhood, adolescence can be a powerful driver of in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The G20 vision of One Earth, One Family and One Future, should prioritise brain power or cognitive capacities of individuals and of nations. The world needs to advance cognitive development, which necessitates a new model for development. We know with India in the lead of G20, this new mode
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Researchers use MRI data to predict brain tumor progression
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a computational model to predict the growth of deadly brain tumours more accurately.
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Study reveals machine learning can predict brain tumor progression
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a computational model to better accurately anticipate the emergence of lethal brain tumours.
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