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Study reveals your favorite music can send your brain into pleasure overlo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): About half of the people get chills when listening to music. Neuroscientists based in France have now used electroencephalogram (EEG) to link chills to multiple brain regions involved in activating reward and pleasure systems.
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Study links vitamin D levels during pregnancy with child IQ
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): Mothers' vitamin D levels during pregnancy are associated with their children's IQ, suggesting that higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may lead to greater childhood IQ scores, as per the findings of a new study.
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Study focuses on evidence that coronavirus superspreading is fat-tailed
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists discovered that --Superspreaders--, infected individuals who result in an outsized number of secondary causes, is believed to underlie a significant fraction of total SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
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Study reveals COVID-19 infection rates low in people with rheumatic diseas
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A new study shows that the COVID-19 infection incidence has been low in people with rheumatic diseases, and most of those infected experience a mild course of illness. Additionally, fatalities have been low among rheumatic disease patients infected with COV
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New study reveals undetected rare neurodegenerative disorder that looks li
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A joint study by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) revealed that patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease might actually have NIID instead.
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Anti-depressant repurposed may treat childhood cancer: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A new study has found that a commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt the growth of a type of cancer known as childhood sarcoma, at least in mice and laboratory cell experiments.
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Researchers suggest using artificial intelligence can improve pregnant wom
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Seville [Spain], November 4 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Seville have carried out a rigorous and detailed analysis of how artificial intelligence has been used with pregnant women over the last twelve years.
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Cesarean delivery's effects on birth hormones can impact newborn's neurolo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): Cesarean-section and vaginal delivery lead to different hormonal exposures that may affect a newborn's development, according to an article published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology.
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Neuron activity encodes value of options and determines the final decision
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): When you are faced with a choice -- say whether to have an ice cream or chocolate cake for dessert -- sets of brain cells just above your eyes fire as you weigh your options. Animal studies have shown that each option activates a distinct set of neurons in
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New Artificial Intelligence tool speeds up biology research, reduces human
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): Proteins are the workhorses of our cells, and their movement controls a vast array of biological processes. Studying the choreography of proteins-- how they move around and interact with each other-- is an essential part of understanding fundamental biology
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Scientists discover new promising strategy for common retinal diseases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): A potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions of people around the world, often resulting in blindness - has been discovered by a team of scientists.
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Study links cognitive disorders with severe COVID-19 risk
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): Cognitive disorders, dementia are likely to be the risk factors for developing severe COVID-19, according to research from the University of Georgia. The findings highlight the need for special care for populations with these pre-existing conditions during
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