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Study shows microglia cells colonize the human brain in waves
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New research published today by the University of Southampton shows new insight into how our brain develops, which can pave the way for treating neurological disorders.
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Researchers use technology to show organoids respond to external sensory s
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A team of engineers and neuroscientists has demonstrated for the first time that human brain organoids implanted in mice have established functional connectivity to the animals' cortex and responded to external sensory stimuli. The implanted organoids reacted to visual stimuli in the same wa
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Brain area required for fluid intelligence identified
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience, also known as fluid intelligence, have been mapped by a team led by UCL and UCLH researchers.
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Researchers discover Myelin determines energy management of inhibitory bra
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have shown that inhibitory brain cells in our brain manage energy differently from excitatory cells.
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Study finds virtual reality used to teach language, context
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Context and realism important when using virtual reality to teach language, according to a recent study by UCLA psychologists.
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Study: Cluster headache sufferers more likely to have other illnesses
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Cluster headache sufferers are more than three times more likely to suffer from various medical issues such as heart disease, mental disorders, and other neurologic diseases.
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Researchers discover that women are more likely to get Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists have identified a clue to the molecular origin of Alzheimer's disease--a clue that may also explain why women are more susceptible to the disease.
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Researchers find connection between early life trauma, binge eating disord
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
More than eight out of ten of those who have binge-eating disorder--which affects about 3% of Americans--also have children who were not abused, neglected, or subjected to other traumatic events.
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Study reveals how neurons respond to aged-related iron accumulation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Iron (Fe) accumulates in the brain cortex with aging. A plethora of studies indicate that progressive iron accumulation in the substantia nigra (SN) in the aged human brain is a major risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, but not everyone. This is bec
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Laser therapy is beneficial in treating short-term memory problems: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the UK and Beijing Normal University in China, demonstrated that the therapy, which is non-invasive, could improve short-term, or working memory in people by up to 25 per cent.
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Study finds laser therapy effective for improving short term memory proble
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers revealed how laser therapy benefit in improving short-term memory.
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Study: Obesity associated with poor brain development in children
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers revealed the connection between poorer brain health and higher weight and body mass index (BMI) in pre-adolescence using MRI data from the largest long-term study of brain development and child health conducted in the United States.
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