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Researchers discover the cause behind skin inflammation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UV light is very high in energy. When it hits the skin, it can therefore damage important cellular molecules, sparking inflammation as a common consequence. The skin serves as a crucial barrier against viruses and environmental stimuli because it is the biggest organ in the human body. The r
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Genetic malfunction of brain astrocytes triggers migraine: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Migraine is one of the most disabling disorders, affecting one in seven people and causing a tremendous social and economic burden. Several findings suggest that migraine is a disease affecting a large part of the central nervous system and characterized by a global dysfunction in sensory in
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China fails to provide stimulus to the plummeting economy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 16 (ANI): In the backdrop of the plummeting property market and continuing COVID lockdowns which have hurt the country's business sector immensely, China's intention to not provide help to citizens economically by giving out economic stimuli such as subsidies is un
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Bumblebees balance pain perception with pursuit of food
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 27 (ANI): A new study discovered that bumblebees can modulate behavior to negotiate a trade-off between the perception of harmful stimuli and the pursuit of food. Mammals can modulate their responses to noxious stimuli, such that pain perception does not i
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Growing up changes our brain's reaction to understanding stories
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): Researchers have demonstrated the reaction of our brain alters from childhood to adulthood after it gets exposed to social or emotional stimuli shown in a particular film.
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Brain's response to understanding stories changes as we grow up
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): Scientists have shown how our brain's response to watching emotional and social stimuli in a movie changes between infancy and adulthood.
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Study finds brain needs to update like social media feeds
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
California [US], January 22 (ANI): A new study has found that like our social media feeds, our brains are constantly uploading rich, visual stimuli. Instead of seeing the latest image in real-time, we actually see earlier versions because the refresh time of our brains is about 15 seconds.
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Similar to social media feeds, brains operate with lag to update: Research
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Similar to our social media feeds, our brains are constantly uploading rich, visual stimuli. However, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley, instead of seeing the latest image in real-time, we actually see earlier versions be
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Chronic sinus inflammation appears to alter brain activity, claims study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): New research by the University Of Washington School Of Medicine links sinus inflammation with alterations in brain activity, specifically with the neural networks that modulate cognition, introspection and response to external stimuli.
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Study finds how brain learns from subconscious stimuli
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 16 (ANI): Researchers at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) uncovered for the first time what happens in animals' brains when they learn from the subconscious, visual stimuli.
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Study on solving chronic pain during intercourse
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): By identifying what triggers the pain in the female reproductive tract, researchers at Flinders University are working for a remedy on pain during intercourse.
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Study finds association between feeling full, positive body image
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], July 31 (ANI): New research has found that paying greater attention to internal bodily sensations can increase our appreciation of our own bodies.
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