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Army Hospital R&R performs rare hearing implant surgery on 1.8-yr-old
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In a statement, the Army said, "Army hospital R& R successfully performed Auditory brainstem implant - a rare, life-changing procedure in a 1.8-year-old d/o of a serving soldier, a case of Michel Aplasia. This surgery restores hearing in patients with non-functional auditory nerves."
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High fat diet reduce brain's ability to regulate food intake
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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Study gives new insight into serotonin-producing nerve fibres in mice
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Drugs for the treatment of serious depression and addiction may result from new understandings of the competing effects of serotonin-producing nerve fibres in mice.
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Research: Growing motor neurons guided by 'love-hate relationship' with bl
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
When neurons involved in movement called motor neurons form, they must build connections that reach from the brain, brainstem, or spinal cord all the way to the head, arms, or the tips of the toes. How neurons navigate these systems and "decide" where and how to grow has largely been a myste
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Scientists discover cluster of cells in brainstem to battle blood loss
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Charlottesville (Virginia) [US], April 15 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Virginia have discovered a cluster of cells in the brainstem that controls the body's response to severe blood loss. This finding could benefit efforts to develop new treatments for traumatic injuries.
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New study finds better treatment for Parkinson's disease
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 21 (ANI): Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease wherein dopaminergic neurons progressively die in the brainstem. Tremor and difficulties in walking are the most commonly recognizable symptoms for people suffering from Parkinson. Although there is n
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Researchers identify neurons involved in overdose deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): A new study has identified a group of neurons in the brainstem that plays a key role in the process of opioid overdose deaths caused by disrupted breathing.
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Scientists identify connection between brain and bone in Alzheimer's
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec. 2 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have identified a major connection between areas of the brainstem, the part that controls mood, sleep and metabolism and detrimental changes to bone in a preclinical model of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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