May 25, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Certain special fats found in blood are essential for human brain growth and function, new research suggests. New published studies show that mutations in the protein Mfsd2a causes impaired brain development in humans. Mfsd2a is the transporter in the …
May 25, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Certain blind individuals have the ability to use echoes from tongue or finger clicks to recognize objects in the distance, and use echolocation as a replacement for vision. Research shows echolocation in blind individuals is a full form of sensory sub…
May 25, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers have created a “brainstorm barometer” that allows computers to calculate the brain functions of very premature babies during their first hours of life. The new research method is based on the hypothesis that the brainstorms generated by the…
May 25, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Risk was independent of comorbidities and severity of heart failureModerate to severe depression is associated with a 5-fold increased risk of all cause mortality in patients with heart failure…
May 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A stronger memory of a specific food may encourage us to opt for that food, even if it is the less attractive choice, according to a new study by researchers from Switzerland.
May 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new speech perception study finds that people with elevated depression have difficulty at understanding speech of all emotional types in loud environments.
May 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A novel mouse has been developed that exhibits the symptoms and neurodegeneration associated with the most common genetic forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease), both of which are caused by …
May 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists have for the first time shown how the disruption of a key gene involved in mental illness impacts on the brain.
May 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
In a new study led from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, researchers report that people can be conditioned to associate images with particular pain responses – such as improved tolerance to pain …
May 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Animals with large brains are considered to be more intelligent and more successful than those with smaller brains. Researchers have now provided the first experimental evidence that large brains provide an evolutionary advantage. Large-brained female …
